Cost of living comparison
Liechtenstein is 3.1 times more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Liechtenstein instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Liechtenstein
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
C$171.92
|
$27.61
CHF25.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
C$211.07
|
$15.46
CHF14.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
C$30.29
|
$4.79
CHF4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
C$31.79
|
$3.50
CHF3.18
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
C$46.28
|
$3.77
CHF3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
C$64.29
|
$7.67
CHF6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
C$145.48
|
$6.88
CHF6.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
C$67.08
|
$7.71
CHF7.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
C$87.40
|
$4.87
CHF4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
C$95.52
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
C$19.41
|
$1.85
CHF1.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
C$51.29
|
$2.18
CHF1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
C$22.88
|
$2.25
CHF2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
C$29.42
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
C$28.43
|
$1.04
CHF0.95
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
C$175.11
|
$6.90
CHF6.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
C$258.72
|
$55.21
CHF50.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
C$616,075.90
|
$31,416.37
CHF28,604.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
C$256.73
|
$10.85
CHF9.88
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
C$2,627.18
|
$55.95
CHF50.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
C$12,606.00
|
$1,578.80
CHF1,437.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
C$10,307.73
|
$1,283.22
CHF1,168.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
C$1,987.94
|
$154.00
CHF140.21
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
C$4,188.20
|
$248.46
CHF226.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
C$162,157.35
|
$13,516.45
CHF12,306.76
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
C$76.55
|
$5.52
CHF5.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
C$81.02
|
$5.34
CHF4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
C$113.16
|
$9.94
CHF9.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
C$1,137.89
|
$60.86
CHF55.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
C$188.55
|
$32.10
CHF29.23
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Liechtenstein
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
C$1,253.04
|
$95.70
CHF87.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
C$1,257.94
|
$45.67
CHF41.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
C$1,780.66
|
$107.59
CHF97.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
C$2,032.70
|
$152.03
CHF138.42
|
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