Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 64.5% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Russia, you would:
pay 23.7% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
|
pay 28.3% more for transportation
Russia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Russia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
|
pay 19.1% more for childcare
Russia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
|
pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Russia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
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