Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 4.1% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 19.7% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,725.43
|
$4.65
C$171.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,119.16
|
$5.71
C$211.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft436.07
|
$0.82
C$30.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft357.93
|
$0.86
C$31.79
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft418.55
|
$1.25
C$46.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,875.05
|
$1.74
C$64.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,285.22
|
$3.94
C$145.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft841.90
|
$1.81
C$67.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft800.43
|
$2.36
C$87.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft236.06
|
$2.58
C$95.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft240.53
|
$0.53
C$19.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft255.89
|
$1.39
C$51.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft513.43
|
$0.62
C$22.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft164.21
|
$0.80
C$29.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.70
|
$0.77
C$28.43
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,025.74
|
$4.74
C$175.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,915.99
|
$7.00
C$258.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,112,556.78
|
$16,668.72
C$616,075.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,832.70
|
$6.95
C$256.73
|
|
pay 91.1% more for housing
Hungary
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,050.02
|
$71.08
C$2,627.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft132,012.32
|
$341.07
C$12,606.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,773.16
|
$278.89
C$10,307.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,920.24
|
$53.79
C$1,987.94
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,777.44
|
$113.32
C$4,188.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,691,471.18
|
$4,387.37
C$162,157.35
|
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft584.24
|
$2.07
C$76.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft631.90
|
$2.19
C$81.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,083.17
|
$3.06
C$113.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,644.21
|
$30.79
C$1,137.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,118.62
|
$5.10
C$188.55
|
|
pay 18.0% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,418.20
|
$33.90
C$1,253.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,795.83
|
$34.04
C$1,257.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,825.33
|
$48.18
C$1,780.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,312.27
|
$55.00
C$2,032.70
|
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