Cost of living comparison
compared to
Nicaragua vs. Malta Cost of Living Summary
Nicaragua is 48.0% cheaper than Malta overall.
Nicaragua vs. Malta Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Malta, you would:
pay 54.8% less for restaurants
|
Malta
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€15.66
|
$7.07
NIO260.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.93
€10.62
|
$6.94
NIO255.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.05
|
$0.86
NIO31.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.45
|
$0.62
NIO22.88
|
|
Malta vs. Nicaragua - Cost of restaurants
pay 19.7% less for groceries
|
Malta
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.13
|
$1.71
NIO62.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
€4.10
|
$3.70
NIO136.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.42
|
$4.65
NIO171.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
€3.28
|
$2.34
NIO86.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€3.98
|
$2.55
NIO93.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.36
|
$1.82
NIO67.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.00
|
$0.27
NIO10.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
€1.27
|
$0.82
NIO30.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
€1.28
|
$1.11
NIO40.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.80
|
$1.68
NIO61.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.87
|
$1.01
NIO37.13
|
|
Malta vs. Nicaragua - Cost of groceries
pay 45.4% less for transportation
|
Malta
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
€5.06
|
$5.05
NIO186.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.91
€30.18
|
$6.01
NIO221.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,620.29
€27,253.16
|
$22,973.64
NIO847K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.36
€19.01
|
$13.49
NIO497.29
|
|
Malta vs. Nicaragua - Cost of transportation
pay 67.0% less for housing
|
Malta
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.05
€28.52
|
$32.47
NIO1,196.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,159.66
€1,032.14
|
$293.80
NIO10,827.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$956.81
€851.60
|
$247.83
NIO9,133.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.40
€70.66
|
$69.20
NIO2,550.23
|
|
Malta vs. Nicaragua - Cost of housing
pay 36.1% less for childcare
|
Malta
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$319.34
€284.22
|
$235.82
NIO8,690.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,947.32
€9,743.51
|
$6,060.00
NIO223K
|
|
Malta vs. Nicaragua - Cost of childcare
pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.82
€3.40
|
$1.40
NIO51.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
€2.36
|
$2.60
NIO95.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.40
€5.69
|
$2.73
NIO100.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.65
€58.43
|
$32.54
NIO1,199.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.37
€9.23
|
$9.00
NIO331.69
|
|
Malta vs. Nicaragua - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 18.8% more for clothing
|
Malta
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.72
€64.73
|
$59.88
NIO2,206.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.01
€43.62
|
$65.00
NIO2,395.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
€85.36
|
$122.64
NIO4,519.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.59
€90.42
|
$144.83
NIO5,337.49
|
|
Malta vs. Nicaragua - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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