Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 27.4% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Greece, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Nicaragua
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.88
|
$4.65
C$171.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.57
|
$5.71
C$210.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.82
C$30.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.86
C$31.73
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Greece
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.25
C$46.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.65
|
$1.74
C$64.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$3.94
C$145.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$1.81
C$66.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$2.36
C$87.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.58
C$95.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.53
C$19.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.39
C$51.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.62
C$22.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.80
C$29.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.77
C$28.38
|
|
pay 50.1% less for transportation
Greece
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.23
|
$4.74
C$174.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.62
|
$7.00
C$258.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,715.54
|
$16,668.72
C$614,942.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.18
|
$6.95
C$256.26
|
|
pay 1.8% less for housing
Greece
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.57
|
$71.08
C$2,622.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€401.28
|
$341.07
C$12,582.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€335.21
|
$278.89
C$10,288.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.86
|
$53.79
C$1,984.29
|
|
pay 50.8% less for childcare
Greece
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.89
|
$113.32
C$4,180.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,287.25
|
$4,387.37
C$161,859.13
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$2.07
C$76.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$2.19
C$80.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.79
|
$3.06
C$112.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.28
|
$30.79
C$1,135.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.27
|
$5.10
C$188.20
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
Greece
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.39
|
$33.90
C$1,250.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.04
|
$34.04
C$1,255.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.75
|
$48.18
C$1,777.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.74
|
$55.00
C$2,028.96
|
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