Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 11.1% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.09
|
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.14
|
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
|
pay 47.9% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.54
|
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.91
|
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.10
|
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
|
pay 44.4% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.80
|
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€28.14
|
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,558.95
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.97
|
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
|
pay 54.5% more for housing
Lithuania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.95
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€453.66
|
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€323.08
|
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€135.44
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€461.12
|
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,746.16
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
|
pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.62
|
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.93
|
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.71
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€36.01
|
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.75
|
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€94.07
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.41
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.78
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€152.15
|
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
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