Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 19.8% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Albania, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
|
pay 47.6% more for groceries
Albania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
|
pay 57.9% less for transportation
Albania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
|
pay 69.7% more for housing
Albania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
|
pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Albania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Nicaragua or Albania. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.