Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 17.2% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 21.0% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Nicaragua
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$4.22
NIO154.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
|
pay 34.4% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$4.46
NIO163.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$1.84
NIO67.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
Qatar
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$5.64
NIO207.21
|
|
pay 48.2% less for housing
Qatar
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
$59.16
NIO2,173.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$377.78
NIO13,883.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$266.67
NIO9,800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.94
|
|
pay 46.1% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,662.50
|
|
pay 62.3% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
$37.38
NIO1,373.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$78.88
NIO2,898.66
|
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