Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 42.8% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Austria, you would:
pay 60.3% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Nicaragua
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.19
|
$4.65
C$171.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
$5.71
C$211.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.67
|
$0.82
C$30.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.25
|
$0.86
C$31.79
|
|
pay 16.2% less for groceries
Austria
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
$1.25
C$46.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.85
|
$1.74
C$64.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$3.94
C$145.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
$1.81
C$67.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.97
|
$2.36
C$87.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$2.58
C$95.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.53
C$19.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.39
C$51.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.44
|
$0.62
C$22.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.80
C$29.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.77
C$28.43
|
|
pay 55.1% less for transportation
Austria
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.77
|
$4.74
C$175.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€45.13
|
$7.00
C$258.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
$16,668.72
C$616,075.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.58
|
$6.95
C$256.73
|
|
pay 23.9% less for housing
Austria
|
Nicaragua
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
$71.08
C$2,627.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€697.19
|
$341.07
C$12,606.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€583.27
|
$278.89
C$10,307.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
$53.79
C$1,987.94
|
|
pay 59.7% less for childcare
Austria
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€390.70
|
$113.32
C$4,188.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
$4,387.37
C$162,157.35
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$2.07
C$76.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.12
|
$2.19
C$81.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
$3.06
C$113.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.98
|
$30.79
C$1,137.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.97
|
$5.10
C$188.55
|
|
pay 40.2% less for clothing
Austria
|
Nicaragua
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
$33.90
C$1,253.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
$34.04
C$1,257.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
$48.18
C$1,780.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.66
|
$55.00
C$2,032.70
|
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