Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 47.5% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 33.7% more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
KZT2,910.35
|
$4.65
NIO170.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
KZT2,164.00
|
$5.71
NIO209.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KZT268.87
|
$0.82
NIO30.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KZT179.84
|
$0.86
NIO31.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
KZT154.35
|
$1.25
NIO45.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
KZT1,688.96
|
$1.74
NIO63.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
KZT1,577.53
|
$3.94
NIO144.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
KZT554.70
|
$1.81
NIO66.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
KZT806.51
|
$2.36
NIO86.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
KZT260.02
|
$2.58
NIO94.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
KZT336.07
|
$0.53
NIO19.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KZT339.85
|
$1.39
NIO50.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
KZT359.39
|
$0.62
NIO22.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT103.65
|
$0.80
NIO29.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT87.62
|
$0.77
NIO28.24
|
|
pay 45.1% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
KZT706.81
|
$4.74
NIO173.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
KZT5,999.62
|
$7.00
NIO256.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
KZT7,813,757.11
|
$16,668.72
NIO611,916.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
KZT2,245.93
|
$6.95
NIO254.99
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
KZT5,146.12
|
$71.08
NIO2,609.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
KZT139,570.64
|
$341.07
NIO12,520.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
KZT86,375.29
|
$278.89
NIO10,238.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
KZT16,895.70
|
$53.79
NIO1,974.52
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
KZT64,133.26
|
$113.32
NIO4,159.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
KZT2,991,390.24
|
$4,387.37
NIO161,062.48
|
|
pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KZT442.31
|
$2.07
NIO76.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
KZT717.52
|
$2.19
NIO80.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
KZT641.28
|
$3.06
NIO112.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
KZT14,074.17
|
$30.79
NIO1,130.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
KZT1,880.47
|
$5.10
NIO187.27
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
KZT30,416.61
|
$33.90
NIO1,244.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
KZT15,833.59
|
$34.04
NIO1,249.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
KZT33,035.15
|
$48.18
NIO1,768.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
KZT36,694.63
|
$55.00
NIO2,018.97
|
|
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