Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 53.2% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 97.0% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
$10.09
€9.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
$8.14
€7.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
$3.95
€3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
$23.92
€22.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,691.01
€24,762.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
$9.39
€8.71
|
|
pay 61.6% more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
$25.00
€23.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
$454.70
€421.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
$349.83
€324.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
$207.98
€192.95
|
|
pay 16.5% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
$200.34
€185.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
$7,293.58
€6,766.62
|
|
pay 57.1% more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
$3.06
€2.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
$45.53
€42.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
$8.73
€8.10
|
|
pay 25.0% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
$88.43
€82.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
$32.00
€29.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
$75.24
€69.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
$98.03
€90.95
|
|
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