Cost of living comparison
China is 50.3% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in China instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 35.1% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
C$170.44
|
$3.33
CN¥24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
C$209.26
|
$5.25
CN¥37.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
C$30.03
|
$0.50
CN¥3.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
C$31.52
|
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
|
pay 13.7% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
C$45.89
|
$1.68
CN¥12.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
C$63.73
|
$6.22
CN¥44.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
C$144.23
|
$7.41
CN¥53.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
C$66.50
|
$1.75
CN¥12.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
C$86.65
|
$1.80
CN¥12.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
C$94.70
|
$0.88
CN¥6.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
C$19.24
|
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
C$50.85
|
$0.74
CN¥5.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
C$22.69
|
$0.57
CN¥4.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
C$29.16
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
C$28.18
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 47.9% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
C$173.61
|
$4.64
CN¥33.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
C$256.50
|
$21.41
CN¥154.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
C$610,779.81
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,587.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
C$254.52
|
$4.14
CN¥29.95
|
|
pay 25.0% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
China
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
C$2,604.60
|
$14.28
CN¥103.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
C$12,497.63
|
$401.04
CN¥2,898.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
C$10,219.12
|
$247.64
CN¥1,790.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
C$1,970.85
|
$39.51
CN¥285.63
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
China
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
C$4,152.20
|
$456.56
CN¥3,300.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
C$160,763.37
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,297.02
|
|
pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
China
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
C$75.89
|
$1.15
CN¥8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
C$80.32
|
$3.48
CN¥25.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
C$112.19
|
$3.40
CN¥24.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
C$1,128.11
|
$42.27
CN¥305.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
C$186.93
|
$6.35
CN¥45.93
|
|
pay 38.8% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
C$1,242.27
|
$51.26
CN¥370.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
C$1,247.12
|
$33.18
CN¥239.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
C$1,765.35
|
$80.69
CN¥583.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
C$2,015.22
|
$76.44
CN¥552.54
|
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