Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 21.4% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Spain, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.35
|
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
Spain
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.75
|
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
|
pay 55.5% less for transportation
Spain
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.06
|
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.88
|
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.35
|
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
|
pay 21.0% less for housing
Spain
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€768.57
|
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€617.24
|
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
|
pay 16.4% less for childcare
Spain
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€353.60
|
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.92
|
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.85
|
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Spain
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.32
|
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
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