Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.4 times more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Austria instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
$15.33
€14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
$10.30
€9.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
$2.98
€2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
$2.26
€2.10
|
|
pay 64.4% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
$8.22
€7.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
$5.57
€5.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
$5.79
€5.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
$1.84
€1.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
$6.51
€6.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
$49.62
€46.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,063.58
€24,180.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
$19.69
€18.27
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
$36.32
€33.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
$871.49
€808.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
$685.35
€635.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
$267.95
€248.59
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
$469.56
€435.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
$14,286.41
€13,254.22
|
|
pay 84.1% more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
$4.59
€4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
$3.54
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
$44.34
€41.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
$12.69
€11.77
|
|
pay 44.2% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
$85.15
€79.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
$46.34
€43.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
$89.08
€82.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
$125.31
€116.26
|
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