Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 26.7% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 95.5% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
IDR28,398.05
|
$4.65
NIO171.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
IDR56,357.02
|
$5.71
NIO210.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
IDR10,205.20
|
$0.82
NIO30.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
IDR6,067.48
|
$0.86
NIO31.64
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
IDR19,081.22
|
$1.25
NIO46.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
IDR59,348.56
|
$1.74
NIO63.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
IDR81,955.02
|
$3.94
NIO144.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
IDR25,156.31
|
$1.81
NIO66.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
IDR23,945.71
|
$2.36
NIO86.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR18,888.43
|
$2.58
NIO95.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
IDR9,229.15
|
$0.53
NIO19.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,935.67
|
$1.39
NIO51.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
IDR7,743.89
|
$0.62
NIO22.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,656.28
|
$0.80
NIO29.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,797.10
|
$0.77
NIO28.29
|
|
pay 10.5% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
IDR49,632.22
|
$4.74
NIO174.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
IDR190,824.69
|
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
IDR423,239,873.35
|
$16,668.72
NIO613,073.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
IDR66,855.76
|
$6.95
NIO255.48
|
|
pay 62.0% more for housing
Indonesia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
IDR539,689.81
|
$71.08
NIO2,614.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
IDR3,973,272.76
|
$341.07
NIO12,544.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
IDR2,617,187.49
|
$278.89
NIO10,257.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
IDR676,821.11
|
$53.79
NIO1,978.26
|
|
pay 14.5% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
IDR1,713,052.37
|
$113.32
NIO4,167.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
IDR108,892,669.50
|
$4,387.37
NIO161,367.21
|
|
pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
IDR43,462.26
|
$2.07
NIO76.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
IDR28,495.61
|
$2.19
NIO80.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
IDR34,270.90
|
$3.06
NIO112.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
IDR453,468.83
|
$30.79
NIO1,132.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR53,827.67
|
$5.10
NIO187.63
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
IDR659,883.53
|
$33.90
NIO1,246.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
IDR487,284.27
|
$34.04
NIO1,251.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
IDR1,075,813.15
|
$48.18
NIO1,771.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
IDR1,003,206.81
|
$55.00
NIO2,022.79
|
|
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