Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 2.6 times more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO154.93
|
$15.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
$9.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
$1.72
|
|
pay 57.1% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
$2.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
$5.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.80
|
$3.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.78
|
$2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
$4.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
$2.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
$0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
$1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
$2.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
$1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
$3.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
$41.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,291.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.21
|
$14.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,173.99
|
$68.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,883.33
|
$1,107.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,800.00
|
$831.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.94
|
$140.13
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
$1,030.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,662.50
|
$20,379.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
$5.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
$8.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,373.80
|
$45.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
$12.12
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.94
|
$46.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.62
|
$41.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.12
|
$81.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,898.66
|
$106.97
|
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