Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 44.8% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Nicaragua
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$4.65
C$170.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$5.71
C$209.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.68
|
$0.82
C$30.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.86
C$31.59
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$1.25
C$45.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$1.74
C$63.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$3.94
C$144.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.81
C$66.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.36
C$86.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$2.58
C$94.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.53
C$19.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.39
C$50.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.62
C$22.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.80
C$29.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.77
C$28.24
|
|
pay 62.7% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.97
|
$4.74
C$173.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€98.02
|
$7.00
C$257.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,199.32
|
$16,668.72
C$612,084.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.34
|
$6.95
C$255.06
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.81
|
$71.08
C$2,610.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,064.18
|
$341.07
C$12,524.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.43
|
$278.89
C$10,240.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.77
|
$53.79
C$1,975.06
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,516.23
|
$113.32
C$4,161.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,010.44
|
$4,387.37
C$161,106.77
|
|
pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$2.07
C$76.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$2.19
C$80.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$3.06
C$112.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.99
|
$30.79
C$1,130.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$5.10
C$187.33
|
|
pay 46.5% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Nicaragua
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€83.00
|
$33.90
C$1,244.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.17
|
$34.04
C$1,249.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.69
|
$48.18
C$1,769.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€116.00
|
$55.00
C$2,019.53
|
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