Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 14.9% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 16.9% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
$7.69
AMD2,979.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
$6.91
AMD2,678.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
$0.90
AMD349.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
$0.49
AMD188.21
|
|
pay 17.3% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
$0.65
AMD250.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
$3.73
AMD1,444.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
$5.47
AMD2,122.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
$2.11
AMD817.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
$3.10
AMD1,201.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
$0.81
AMD314.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$0.73
AMD282.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
$0.76
AMD294.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
$0.30
AMD117.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
$0.28
AMD108.31
|
|
pay 13.8% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
$4.74
AMD1,839.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
$12.96
AMD5,022.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,372.79
AMD11,385,924.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
$3.33
AMD1,292.22
|
|
pay 20.9% more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
$20.16
AMD7,813.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
$519.26
AMD201,283.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
$429.13
AMD166,346.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
$89.11
AMD34,544.00
|
|
pay 34.3% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
$232.04
AMD89,946.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,232,732.12
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
$1.64
AMD636.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
$2.52
AMD976.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
$2.59
AMD1,004.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
$45.58
AMD17,667.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
$5.61
AMD2,175.73
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
$75.77
AMD29,372.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
$54.33
AMD21,058.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
$106.04
AMD41,104.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
$93.12
AMD36,097.74
|
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