Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 33.0% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 35.3% more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$4.65
NIO171.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$5.71
NIO210.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
$0.82
NIO30.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
$0.86
NIO31.64
|
|
pay 38.8% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
$1.25
NIO46.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
$1.74
NIO63.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
$3.94
NIO144.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
$1.81
NIO66.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
$2.36
NIO86.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
$2.58
NIO95.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
$0.53
NIO19.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
$1.39
NIO51.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
$0.62
NIO22.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
$0.80
NIO29.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
$0.77
NIO28.29
|
|
pay 36.5% more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
$4.74
NIO174.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
$16,668.72
NIO613,073.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
$6.95
NIO255.48
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Mongolia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
$71.08
NIO2,614.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
$341.07
NIO12,544.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
$278.89
NIO10,257.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
$53.79
NIO1,978.26
|
|
pay 20.5% less for childcare
Mongolia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
$113.32
NIO4,167.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
$4,387.37
NIO161,367.21
|
|
pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
$2.07
NIO76.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
$2.19
NIO80.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
$3.06
NIO112.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
$30.79
NIO1,132.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$5.10
NIO187.63
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Mongolia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
$33.90
NIO1,246.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
$34.04
NIO1,251.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
$48.18
NIO1,771.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
$55.00
NIO2,022.79
|
|
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