Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 10.6% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 45.2% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$4.22
NIO154.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
|
pay 52.3% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$4.46
NIO163.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
$1.84
NIO67.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
|
pay 48.7% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.80
|
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$5.64
NIO207.21
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
$59.16
NIO2,173.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.43
|
$377.78
NIO13,883.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.56
|
$266.67
NIO9,800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.94
|
|
pay 14.5% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.10
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,662.50
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.92
|
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.77
|
$37.38
NIO1,373.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.16
|
$78.88
NIO2,898.66
|
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