Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.0 times more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO170.76
|
$18.47
€17.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO209.65
|
$12.80
€11.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.08
|
$2.82
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.58
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
pay 90.7% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO45.97
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO63.85
|
$7.44
€6.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO144.50
|
$5.75
€5.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO66.63
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO86.81
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO94.87
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.28
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO50.94
|
$1.48
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.73
|
$1.72
€1.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.22
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.24
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO173.93
|
$6.08
€5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO256.97
|
$24.74
€22.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO611,916.19
|
$27,288.34
€25,341.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO254.99
|
$28.68
€26.63
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,609.44
|
$55.88
€51.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,520.88
|
$1,700.62
€1,579.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,238.14
|
$1,513.73
€1,405.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,974.52
|
$166.86
€154.96
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,159.92
|
$865.49
€803.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO161,062.48
|
$12,306.85
€11,428.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.03
|
$5.03
€4.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO80.47
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO112.40
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,130.21
|
$59.31
€55.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO187.27
|
$13.50
€12.54
|
|
pay 93.0% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,244.58
|
$78.15
€72.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,249.44
|
$43.32
€40.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,768.63
|
$98.14
€91.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,018.97
|
$115.79
€107.53
|
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