Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 33.6% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 58.1% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.35
|
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU379.69
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.81
|
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.33
|
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.07
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.08
|
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.08
|
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.18
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.46
|
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU43.99
|
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.95
|
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.97
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.02
|
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.02
|
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.16
|
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
|
pay 63.2% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU294.74
|
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,878.19
|
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,417,994.78
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.32
|
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
|
pay 19.9% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,559.56
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,311.29
|
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,055.96
|
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,935.31
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
|
pay 20.2% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,237.40
|
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,296.58
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.61
|
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.78
|
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.81
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,043.02
|
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.61
|
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
|
pay 33.7% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,680.23
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,878.03
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,133.19
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,317.90
|
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
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