Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 47.3% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 54.3% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.54
|
$4.65
NIO172.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
$5.71
NIO211.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.82
NIO30.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.86
NIO31.83
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$1.25
NIO46.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.03
|
$1.74
NIO64.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$3.94
NIO145.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
$1.81
NIO67.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.62
|
$2.36
NIO87.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$2.58
NIO95.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.53
NIO19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$1.39
NIO51.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.62
NIO22.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.80
NIO29.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.77
NIO28.46
|
|
pay 60.0% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$4.74
NIO175.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.27
|
$7.00
NIO259.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
$16,668.72
NIO616,829.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.01
|
$6.95
NIO257.04
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
Ireland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
$71.08
NIO2,630.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
$341.07
NIO12,621.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
$278.89
NIO10,320.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
$53.79
NIO1,990.38
|
|
pay 68.3% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€834.84
|
$113.32
NIO4,193.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
$4,387.37
NIO162,355.82
|
|
pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.17
|
$2.07
NIO76.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.36
|
$2.19
NIO81.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
$3.06
NIO113.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.99
|
$30.79
NIO1,139.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.74
|
$5.10
NIO188.78
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.20
|
$33.90
NIO1,254.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
$34.04
NIO1,259.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.41
|
$48.18
NIO1,782.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.54
|
$55.00
NIO2,035.18
|
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