Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Nicaragua

Nicaragua vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 7.7% more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 10.5% more in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 58.6% less in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 25.6% more in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 42.0% less in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 2.1% less in Nicaragua

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Nicaragua are more expensive than in Burma. Expenses including transportation, childcare, and clothing are lower in Nicaragua. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Nicaragua.

Nicaragua vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Burma, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Burma	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$7.07 NIO260.53	+210.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$6.94 NIO255.89	+131.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$0.86 NIO31.77	+8.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$0.62 NIO22.88	-23.7%
Average			+119.0%

Burma vs. Nicaragua - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.5% more for groceries

	Burma	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	$1.71 NIO62.93	+58.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$3.70 NIO136.25	-10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$4.65 NIO171.26	-9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$2.34 NIO86.37	+66.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$2.55 NIO93.99	+5.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$1.82 NIO67.08	-8.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$0.27 NIO10.03	-42.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$0.82 NIO30.09	-33.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$1.11 NIO40.73	+28.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$1.68 NIO61.77	+92.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$1.01 NIO37.13	+56.4%
Average			+10.5%

Burma vs. Nicaragua - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.6% less for transportation

	Burma	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$5.05 NIO186.17	-85.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$6.01 NIO221.41	-49.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$22,973.64 NIO847K	-23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$13.49 NIO497.29	+49.9%
Average			-58.6%

Burma vs. Nicaragua - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.6% more for housing

	Burma	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$32.47 NIO1,196.57	+73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$293.80 NIO10,827.86	+4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$247.83 NIO9,133.78	+26.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$69.20 NIO2,550.23	+82.9%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 42.0% less for childcare

	Burma	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$235.82 NIO8,690.94	-36.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$6,060.00 NIO223K	-47.2%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$1.40 NIO51.60	+40.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$2.60 NIO95.82	+74.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$2.73 NIO100.51	+106.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$32.54 NIO1,199.31	+73.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	$9.00 NIO331.69	+260.0%
Average			+103.3%

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pay 2.1% less for clothing

	Burma	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$59.88 NIO2,206.90	-33.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$65.00 NIO2,395.54	+1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$122.64 NIO4,519.99	+21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$144.83 NIO5,337.49	+11.7%
Average			-2.1%

Burma vs. Nicaragua - Cost of clothing

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