Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Nicaragua
  3. Ecuador
  4. Comparison
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Ecuador is 8.2% more expensive than Nicaragua.

If you lived in Ecuador instead of Nicaragua, you would:
local_dining

pay 27.0% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.33
C$128.53
$3.00 -30.7%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.73
C$199.94
$5.48 -18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.87
C$25.85
$0.69 -20.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.86
C$25.40
$0.53 -38.1%
Average -27.0%
Nicaragua vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 21.6% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.47
C$43.74
$1.39 -5.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.51
C$44.94
$1.95 +29.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.52
C$104.61
$3.82 +8.5%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.92
C$57.10
$1.51 -21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.18
C$64.86
$2.12 -3.0%
Apples (1 lb) $1.62
C$48.03
$0.78 -51.6%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.61
C$18.00
$0.46 -24.6%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.80
C$23.71
$0.48 -39.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.90
C$26.87
$0.49 -45.6%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.71
C$21.03
$0.40 -43.0%
Onions (1 lb) $0.74
C$22.09
$0.45 -39.9%
Average -21.6%
Nicaragua vs. Ecuador - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 34.2% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.53
C$134.43
$2.23 -50.7%
Monthly public transit pass $10.00
C$297.00
$16.99 +69.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $17,000.00
C$504,900.02
$27,687.50 +62.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $7.98
C$237.06
$12.34 +54.7%
Average +34.2%
Nicaragua vs. Ecuador - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 21.8% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $84.08
C$2,497.15
$40.36 -52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $361.92
C$10,749.00
$378.97 +4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $265.56
C$7,887.00
$262.59 -1.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $50.70
C$1,505.80
$31.10 -38.7%
Average -21.8%
Nicaragua vs. Ecuador - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 32.6% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $129.40
C$3,843.20
$214.20 +65.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,216.19
C$154,920.76
$5,207.59 -0.2%
Average +32.6%
Nicaragua vs. Ecuador - Cost of childcare
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pay 30.9% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.29
C$38.20
$1.73 +34.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.14
C$63.43
$1.97 -7.7%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.76
C$82.06
$5.11 +84.8%
Monthly membership at local gym $30.59
C$908.42
$38.69 +26.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.21
C$154.74
$6.05 +16.1%
Average +30.9%
Nicaragua vs. Ecuador - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 30.3% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $31.73
C$942.46
$51.55 +62.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $34.40
C$1,021.67
$41.07 +19.4%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $65.27
C$1,938.58
$89.80 +37.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $68.07
C$2,021.78
$69.13 +1.6%
Average +30.3%
Nicaragua vs. Ecuador - Cost of clothing
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