Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 4.0% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO170.76
|
$3.31
MDL58.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO209.65
|
$3.86
MDL68.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.08
|
$0.67
MDL11.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.58
|
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO45.97
|
$0.38
MDL6.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO63.85
|
$3.61
MDL63.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO144.50
|
$3.00
MDL53.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO66.63
|
$1.53
MDL27.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO86.81
|
$1.73
MDL30.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO94.87
|
$0.30
MDL5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.28
|
$0.57
MDL10.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO50.94
|
$0.55
MDL9.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.73
|
$0.59
MDL10.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.22
|
$0.22
MDL3.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.24
|
$0.20
MDL3.54
|
|
pay 16.0% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO173.93
|
$5.01
MDL88.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO256.97
|
$15.20
MDL268.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO611,916.19
|
$15,888.83
MDL280,670.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO254.99
|
$3.20
MDL56.61
|
|
pay 27.5% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,609.44
|
$9.47
MDL167.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,520.88
|
$226.53
MDL4,001.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,238.14
|
$155.30
MDL2,743.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,974.52
|
$83.16
MDL1,468.91
|
|
pay 41.4% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,159.92
|
$225.45
MDL3,982.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO161,062.48
|
$3,677.02
MDL64,953.25
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.03
|
$1.01
MDL17.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO80.47
|
$1.15
MDL20.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO112.40
|
$2.14
MDL37.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,130.21
|
$24.94
MDL440.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO187.27
|
$4.49
MDL79.33
|
|
pay 34.0% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,244.58
|
$42.37
MDL748.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,249.44
|
$30.63
MDL541.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,768.63
|
$77.19
MDL1,363.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,018.97
|
$88.31
MDL1,559.99
|
|
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