Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 45.7% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Nicaragua
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.84
|
$4.65
C$171.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.88
|
$5.71
C$210.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$0.82
C$30.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$0.86
C$31.73
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$1.25
C$46.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.87
|
$1.74
C$64.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.27
|
$3.94
C$145.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.14
|
$1.81
C$66.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.07
|
$2.36
C$87.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$2.58
C$95.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.53
C$19.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$1.39
C$51.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$0.62
C$22.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.80
C$29.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$0.77
C$28.38
|
|
pay 60.3% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.32
|
$4.74
C$174.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.64
|
$7.00
C$258.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,291.19
|
$16,668.72
C$614,942.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.72
|
$6.95
C$256.26
|
|
pay 7.3% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.70
|
$71.08
C$2,622.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,914.44
|
$341.07
C$12,582.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,749.46
|
$278.89
C$10,288.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.32
|
$53.79
C$1,984.29
|
|
pay 81.0% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,039.59
|
$113.32
C$4,180.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,651.93
|
$4,387.37
C$161,859.13
|
|
pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.86
|
$2.07
C$76.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.31
|
$2.19
C$80.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.82
|
$3.06
C$112.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.30
|
$30.79
C$1,135.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.73
|
$5.10
C$188.20
|
|
pay 43.9% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.33
|
$33.90
C$1,250.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.07
|
$34.04
C$1,255.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.62
|
$48.18
C$1,777.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.99
|
$55.00
C$2,028.96
|
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