Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 6.2% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Nicaragua
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
$4.65
C$171.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
$5.71
C$211.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
$0.82
C$30.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
$0.86
C$31.79
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
$1.25
C$46.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
$1.74
C$64.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
$3.94
C$145.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
$1.81
C$67.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
$2.36
C$87.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
$2.58
C$95.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
$0.53
C$19.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
$1.39
C$51.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
$0.62
C$22.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
$0.80
C$29.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
$0.77
C$28.43
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
Mexico
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
$4.74
C$175.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
$7.00
C$258.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
$16,668.72
C$616,075.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
$6.95
C$256.73
|
|
pay 31.8% more for housing
Mexico
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
$71.08
C$2,627.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
$341.07
C$12,606.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
$278.89
C$10,307.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
$53.79
C$1,987.94
|
|
pay 16.1% less for childcare
Mexico
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
$113.32
C$4,188.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
$4,387.37
C$162,157.35
|
|
pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
$2.07
C$76.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
$2.19
C$81.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
$3.06
C$113.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
$30.79
C$1,137.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
$5.10
C$188.55
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Mexico
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
$33.90
C$1,253.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
$34.04
C$1,257.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
$48.18
C$1,780.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
$55.00
C$2,032.70
|
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