Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 69.6% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 71.7% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO172.13
|
$9.60
€8.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO211.33
|
$6.46
€6.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.32
|
$1.64
€1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.83
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
pay 7.8% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO46.34
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO64.37
|
$4.50
€4.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO145.66
|
$5.00
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO67.16
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO87.51
|
$2.81
€2.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO95.63
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.43
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO51.35
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.91
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.45
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.46
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO175.33
|
$6.57
€6.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO259.04
|
$30.24
€28.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO616,829.93
|
$23,112.58
€21,589.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO257.04
|
$6.67
€6.23
|
|
pay 28.9% more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,630.40
|
$13.14
€12.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,621.43
|
$411.89
€384.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,320.35
|
$288.97
€269.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,990.38
|
$146.55
€136.89
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,193.32
|
$398.36
€372.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO162,355.82
|
$6,476.89
€6,050.11
|
|
pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.64
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO81.12
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO113.30
|
$4.68
€4.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,139.28
|
$35.04
€32.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO188.78
|
$7.90
€7.38
|
|
pay 82.9% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,254.57
|
$78.17
€73.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,259.48
|
$43.64
€40.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,782.84
|
$78.57
€73.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,035.18
|
$115.33
€107.73
|
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