Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 35.6% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO170.76
|
$2.37
NPR314.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO209.65
|
$6.33
NPR842.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.08
|
$0.41
NPR54.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.58
|
$0.17
NPR22.51
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO45.97
|
$0.46
NPR60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO63.85
|
$3.00
NPR399.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO144.50
|
$2.75
NPR366.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO66.63
|
$1.40
NPR186.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO86.81
|
$1.31
NPR174.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO94.87
|
$0.87
NPR115.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.28
|
$0.39
NPR52.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO50.94
|
$0.51
NPR68.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.73
|
$0.25
NPR33.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.22
|
$0.20
NPR26.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.24
|
$0.25
NPR32.66
|
|
pay 30.7% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO173.93
|
$3.88
NPR517.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO256.97
|
$11.23
NPR1,494.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO611,916.19
|
$31,125.72
NPR4,144,356.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO254.99
|
$6.50
NPR865.85
|
|
pay 76.3% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,609.44
|
$13.59
NPR1,809.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,520.88
|
$83.37
NPR11,100.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,238.14
|
$55.78
NPR7,426.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,974.52
|
$16.71
NPR2,225.46
|
|
pay 53.6% less for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,159.92
|
$58.29
NPR7,761.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO161,062.48
|
$1,816.14
NPR241,816.89
|
|
pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.03
|
$2.00
NPR266.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO80.47
|
$1.34
NPR178.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO112.40
|
$2.26
NPR300.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,130.21
|
$26.60
NPR3,541.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO187.27
|
$2.58
NPR343.20
|
|
pay 40.8% less for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,244.58
|
$15.63
NPR2,081.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,249.44
|
$20.34
NPR2,707.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,768.63
|
$38.52
NPR5,128.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,018.97
|
$28.13
NPR3,744.98
|
|
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