Cost of living comparison

Nicaragua

compared to

Montenegro

Montenegro vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

Montenegro is 38.1% more expensive than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.2% more in Montenegro
Groceries: pay 17.7% less in Montenegro
Transportation: pay 79.7% more in Montenegro
Housing: pay 82.4% more in Montenegro
Childcare: pay 33.4% more in Montenegro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.6% more in Montenegro
Clothing: pay 18.9% less in Montenegro

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Montenegro are more expensive than in Nicaragua. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in Montenegro. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Montenegro.

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Montenegro vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montenegro instead of Nicaragua, you would:

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pay 66.2% more for restaurants

	Nicaragua	Montenegro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.07 NIO260.53	$11.20 €9.97	+58.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 NIO255.89	$9.63 €8.57	+38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 NIO31.77	$2.30 €2.05	+167.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 NIO22.88	$1.50 €1.34	+142.4%
Average			+66.2%

Nicaragua vs. Montenegro - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.7% less for groceries

	Nicaragua	Montenegro
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 NIO62.93	$1.00 €0.89	-41.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 NIO136.25	$4.31 €3.84	+16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 NIO171.26	$4.59 €4.08	-1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 NIO86.37	$3.07 €2.73	+31.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 NIO93.99	$3.53 €3.14	+38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 NIO67.08	$0.61 €0.55	-66.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 NIO10.03	$0.74 €0.66	+172.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO30.09	$0.68 €0.61	-16.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 NIO40.73	$1.14 €1.01	+2.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 NIO61.77	$0.41 €0.37	-75.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.13	$0.50 €0.45	-50.3%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 79.7% more for transportation

	Nicaragua	Montenegro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 NIO186.17	$6.55 €5.83	+29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.01 NIO221.41	$36.79 €32.75	+512.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO847K	$29,365.51 €26,136.36	+27.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.49 NIO497.29	$9.81 €8.74	-27.3%
Average			+79.7%

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pay 82.4% more for housing

	Nicaragua	Montenegro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.47 NIO1,196.57	$31.12 €27.69	-4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$293.80 NIO10,827.86	$612.92 €545.52	+108.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$247.83 NIO9,133.78	$466.81 €415.48	+88.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.20 NIO2,550.23	$100.23 €89.21	+44.8%
Average			+82.4%

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pay 33.4% more for childcare

	Nicaragua	Montenegro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$235.82 NIO8,690.94	$358.02 €318.65	+51.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,060.00 NIO223K	$7,100.06 €6,319.31	+17.2%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Nicaragua	Montenegro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 NIO51.60	$2.94 €2.62	+110.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 NIO95.82	$2.53 €2.25	-2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 NIO100.51	$4.18 €3.72	+53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.54 NIO1,199.31	$43.64 €38.84	+34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 NIO331.69	$6.10 €5.43	-32.2%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 18.9% less for clothing

	Nicaragua	Montenegro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.88 NIO2,206.90	$84.85 €75.52	+41.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.00 NIO2,395.54	$37.05 €32.98	-43.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.64 NIO4,519.99	$86.45 €76.94	-29.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.83 NIO5,337.49	$110.29 €98.17	-23.8%
Average			-18.9%

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