Cost of living comparison

Nicaragua

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 20.4% more expensive than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.6% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 28.2% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 37.2% more in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 69.8% more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 31.4% less in Ethiopia

The cost of housing, childcare, and transportation in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Nicaragua. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Nicaragua, you would:

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pay 26.6% less for restaurants

	Nicaragua	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.07 NIO260.53	$4.00 ETB654.34	-43.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 NIO255.89	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	-6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 NIO31.77	$0.61 ETB99.06	-29.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 NIO22.88	$0.66 ETB107.50	+5.8%
Average			-26.6%

Nicaragua vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.2% less for groceries

	Nicaragua	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 NIO62.93	$1.19 ETB194.58	-30.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 NIO136.25	$3.70 ETB604.57
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 NIO171.26	$4.09 ETB669.40	-11.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 NIO86.37	$1.77 ETB289.63	-24.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 NIO93.99	$4.59 ETB750.34	+79.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 NIO67.08	$2.44 ETB399.44	+34.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 NIO10.03	$0.30 ETB48.73	+9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO30.09	$0.99 ETB161.65	+21.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 NIO40.73	$0.31 ETB50.42	-72.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 NIO61.77	$0.22 ETB35.99	-86.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.13	$0.49 ETB79.77	-51.6%
Average			-28.2%

Nicaragua vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.2% more for transportation

	Nicaragua	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 NIO186.17	$3.53 ETB577.22	-30.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.01 NIO221.41	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	+251.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO847K	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+139.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.49 NIO497.29	$3.53 ETB576.64	-73.9%
Average			+37.2%

Nicaragua vs. Ethiopia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Nicaragua	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.47 NIO1,196.57	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+554.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$293.80 NIO10,827.86	$706.95 ETB116K	+140.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$247.83 NIO9,133.78	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	+59.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.20 NIO2,550.23	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+126.5%
Average			+112.5%

Nicaragua vs. Ethiopia - Cost of housing

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pay 69.8% more for childcare

	Nicaragua	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$235.82 NIO8,690.94	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	-42.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,060.00 NIO223K	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+398.1%
Average			+69.8%

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pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Nicaragua	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 NIO51.60	$0.80 ETB130.87	-42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 NIO95.82	$0.92 ETB150.32	-64.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 NIO100.51	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+193.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.54 NIO1,199.31	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	+35.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 NIO331.69	$3.75 ETB613.45	-58.3%
Average			-29.9%

Nicaragua vs. Ethiopia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.4% less for clothing

	Nicaragua	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.88 NIO2,206.90	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	-44.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.00 NIO2,395.54	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.64 NIO4,519.99	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	-35.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.83 NIO5,337.49	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	-42.9%
Average			-31.4%

Nicaragua vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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