Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 41.4% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Canada, you would:
pay 56.7% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.56
|
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.67
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
Canada
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.42
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.42
|
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.87
|
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.59
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.23
|
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
|
pay 48.4% less for transportation
Canada
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.26
|
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,242.82
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.96
|
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
|
pay 50.8% less for housing
Canada
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.94
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,709.98
|
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,567.72
|
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$163.85
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
|
pay 50.8% less for childcare
Canada
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,017.90
|
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,713.03
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.25
|
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.78
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.95
|
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.40
|
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
Canada
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.54
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.41
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$118.41
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$141.99
|
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
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