Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 16.5% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 10.4% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$5,943.57
|
$4.65
C$170.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$4,200.73
|
$5.71
C$209.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$1,005.60
|
$0.82
C$30.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$695.45
|
$0.86
C$31.52
|
|
pay 67.9% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$990.18
|
$1.25
C$45.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$2,820.40
|
$1.74
C$63.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$2,579.60
|
$3.94
C$144.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$1,264.87
|
$1.81
C$66.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$1,591.93
|
$2.36
C$86.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$601.18
|
$2.58
C$94.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$519.62
|
$0.53
C$19.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$407.95
|
$1.39
C$50.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$524.72
|
$0.62
C$22.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$268.56
|
$0.80
C$29.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$317.72
|
$0.77
C$28.18
|
|
pay 19.3% less for transportation
Argentina
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$2,913.32
|
$4.74
C$173.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$16,463.02
|
$7.00
C$256.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$20,600,885.06
|
$16,668.72
C$610,779.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$7,569.08
|
$6.95
C$254.52
|
|
pay 90.5% more for housing
Argentina
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$18,784.00
|
$71.08
C$2,604.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$202,592.20
|
$341.07
C$12,497.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$154,513.84
|
$278.89
C$10,219.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$32,750.69
|
$53.79
C$1,970.85
|
|
pay 5.2% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$99,465.44
|
$113.32
C$4,152.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$4,065,368.35
|
$4,387.37
C$160,763.37
|
|
pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$1,538.41
|
$2.07
C$75.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$1,396.32
|
$2.19
C$80.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$1,633.49
|
$3.06
C$112.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$19,292.16
|
$30.79
C$1,128.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$3,495.18
|
$5.10
C$186.93
|
|
pay 42.4% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$50,441.40
|
$33.90
C$1,242.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$42,823.04
|
$34.04
C$1,247.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$95,814.73
|
$48.18
C$1,765.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$75,753.00
|
$55.00
C$2,015.22
|
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