Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 1.2% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP429.77
|
$4.22
NIO154.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP434.42
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP51.91
|
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.24
|
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
|
pay 29.7% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP96.48
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP190.36
|
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP256.39
|
$4.46
NIO163.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP96.96
|
$1.84
NIO67.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP132.35
|
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.84
|
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.46
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP61.61
|
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.00
|
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.59
|
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP58.75
|
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
|
pay 53.6% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP280.79
|
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,408.40
|
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,599,736.73
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,272.52
|
$5.64
NIO207.21
|
|
pay 14.4% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,285.16
|
$59.16
NIO2,173.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,123.19
|
$377.78
NIO13,883.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,462.46
|
$266.67
NIO9,800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,092.33
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.94
|
|
pay 29.1% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,121.41
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP272,578.88
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,662.50
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP148.06
|
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP121.66
|
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP241.77
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,012.59
|
$37.38
NIO1,373.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP348.52
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,513.02
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,793.27
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,618.37
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,748.03
|
$78.88
NIO2,898.66
|
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