Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 14.2% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 27.4% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$4.65
NIO170.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$5.71
NIO209.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$0.82
NIO30.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$0.86
NIO31.58
|
|
pay 64.3% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$1.25
NIO45.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$1.74
NIO63.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$3.94
NIO144.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$1.81
NIO66.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$2.36
NIO86.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$2.58
NIO94.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$0.53
NIO19.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$1.39
NIO50.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$0.62
NIO22.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$0.80
NIO29.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$0.77
NIO28.24
|
|
pay 11.9% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$4.74
NIO173.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
$7.00
NIO256.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
$16,668.72
NIO611,916.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
$6.95
NIO254.99
|
|
pay 33.9% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
$71.08
NIO2,609.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$341.07
NIO12,520.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$278.89
NIO10,238.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
$53.79
NIO1,974.52
|
|
pay 19.2% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
$113.32
NIO4,159.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
$4,387.37
NIO161,062.48
|
|
pay 65.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$2.07
NIO76.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$2.19
NIO80.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$3.06
NIO112.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$30.79
NIO1,130.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$5.10
NIO187.27
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
$33.90
NIO1,244.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
$34.04
NIO1,249.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
$48.18
NIO1,768.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
$55.00
NIO2,018.97
|
|
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