Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 41.9% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Germany, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Nicaragua
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.83
|
$4.65
C$170.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.69
|
$5.71
C$209.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.44
|
$0.82
C$30.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.19
|
$0.86
C$31.52
|
|
pay 2.1% less for groceries
Germany
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
$1.25
C$45.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.21
|
$1.74
C$63.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.89
|
$3.94
C$144.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
$1.81
C$66.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.60
|
$2.36
C$86.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$2.58
C$94.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.73
|
$0.53
C$19.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$1.39
C$50.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.62
C$22.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.80
C$29.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.77
C$28.18
|
|
pay 60.0% less for transportation
Germany
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.65
|
$4.74
C$173.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€67.66
|
$7.00
C$256.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€24,911.81
|
$16,668.72
C$610,779.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.17
|
$6.95
C$254.52
|
|
pay 23.2% less for housing
Germany
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€34.94
|
$71.08
C$2,604.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€699.68
|
$341.07
C$12,497.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€532.24
|
$278.89
C$10,219.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€186.20
|
$53.79
C$1,970.85
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
Germany
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€300.03
|
$113.32
C$4,152.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€10,950.78
|
$4,387.37
C$160,763.37
|
|
pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.73
|
$2.07
C$75.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.01
|
$2.19
C$80.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.39
|
$3.06
C$112.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.02
|
$30.79
C$1,128.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.12
|
$5.10
C$186.93
|
|
pay 42.3% less for clothing
Germany
|
Nicaragua
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€74.40
|
$33.90
C$1,242.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.47
|
$34.04
C$1,247.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€81.41
|
$48.18
C$1,765.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€104.51
|
$55.00
C$2,015.22
|
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