Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 37.8% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Finland, you would:
pay 56.4% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Nicaragua
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.66
|
$4.65
C$170.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.75
|
$5.71
C$209.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.39
|
$0.82
C$30.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.62
|
$0.86
C$31.52
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
Finland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.21
|
$1.25
C$45.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.69
|
$1.74
C$63.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$3.94
C$144.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.73
|
$1.81
C$66.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$2.36
C$86.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$2.58
C$94.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.53
C$19.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$1.39
C$50.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.64
|
$0.62
C$22.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.80
C$29.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.77
C$28.18
|
|
pay 61.2% less for transportation
Finland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.20
|
$4.74
C$173.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.45
|
$7.00
C$256.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,224.20
|
$16,668.72
C$610,779.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.08
|
$6.95
C$254.52
|
|
pay 13.9% more for housing
Finland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.21
|
$71.08
C$2,604.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€685.66
|
$341.07
C$12,497.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€568.83
|
$278.89
C$10,219.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€88.74
|
$53.79
C$1,970.85
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
Finland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€319.09
|
$113.32
C$4,152.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,304.96
|
$4,387.37
C$160,763.37
|
|
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.55
|
$2.07
C$75.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.85
|
$2.19
C$80.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.17
|
$3.06
C$112.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.49
|
$30.79
C$1,128.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€13.98
|
$5.10
C$186.93
|
|
pay 40.6% less for clothing
Finland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.05
|
$33.90
C$1,242.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.41
|
$34.04
C$1,247.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€74.97
|
$48.18
C$1,765.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€108.59
|
$55.00
C$2,015.22
|
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