Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 24.3% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 36.3% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.89
|
$4.65
NIO170.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$5.71
NIO209.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$0.82
NIO30.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.86
NIO31.58
|
|
pay 26.7% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.25
NIO45.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$1.74
NIO63.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$3.94
NIO144.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.81
NIO66.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$2.36
NIO86.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$2.58
NIO94.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.53
NIO19.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.39
NIO50.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.62
NIO22.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.80
NIO29.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.77
NIO28.24
|
|
pay 49.6% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.30
|
$4.74
NIO173.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.20
|
$7.00
NIO256.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
$16,668.72
NIO611,916.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.83
|
$6.95
NIO254.99
|
|
pay 15.0% less for housing
Portugal
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
$71.08
NIO2,609.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.76
|
$341.07
NIO12,520.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.85
|
$278.89
NIO10,238.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
$53.79
NIO1,974.52
|
|
pay 56.4% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.98
|
$113.32
NIO4,159.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
$4,387.37
NIO161,062.48
|
|
pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$2.07
NIO76.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.19
NIO80.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$3.06
NIO112.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.37
|
$30.79
NIO1,130.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.95
|
$5.10
NIO187.27
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
$33.90
NIO1,244.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
$34.04
NIO1,249.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
$48.18
NIO1,768.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.17
|
$55.00
NIO2,018.97
|
|
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