Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 48.9% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Australia, you would:
pay 57.7% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.60
|
$4.65
C$170.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.84
|
$5.71
C$209.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.78
|
$0.82
C$30.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.17
|
$0.86
C$31.59
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
Australia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.09
|
$1.25
C$45.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.53
|
$1.74
C$63.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.70
|
$3.94
C$144.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.42
|
$1.81
C$66.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.48
|
$2.36
C$86.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.21
|
$2.58
C$94.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.73
|
$0.53
C$19.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.02
|
$1.39
C$50.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.24
|
$0.62
C$22.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.59
|
$0.80
C$29.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.28
|
$0.77
C$28.24
|
|
pay 43.7% less for transportation
Australia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.62
|
$4.74
C$173.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$126.26
|
$7.00
C$257.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$34,031.44
|
$16,668.72
C$612,084.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.54
|
$6.95
C$255.06
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
Australia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$86.05
|
$71.08
C$2,610.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,725.02
|
$341.07
C$12,524.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,370.22
|
$278.89
C$10,240.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$185.78
|
$53.79
C$1,975.06
|
|
pay 76.7% less for childcare
Australia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,116.96
|
$113.32
C$4,161.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,660.30
|
$4,387.37
C$161,106.77
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.81
|
$2.07
C$76.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.08
|
$2.19
C$80.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.81
|
$3.06
C$112.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$72.00
|
$30.79
C$1,130.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.88
|
$5.10
C$187.33
|
|
pay 43.1% less for clothing
Australia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$110.16
|
$33.90
C$1,244.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$64.45
|
$34.04
C$1,249.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$156.76
|
$48.18
C$1,769.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$164.24
|
$55.00
C$2,019.53
|
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