Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 73.1% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 63.8% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO172.13
|
$9.57
€8.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO211.33
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.32
|
$1.54
€1.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.83
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO46.34
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO64.37
|
$4.41
€4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO145.66
|
$3.12
€2.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO67.16
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO87.51
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO95.63
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.43
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO51.35
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.91
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.45
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.46
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO175.33
|
$7.86
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO259.04
|
$38.99
€36.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO616,829.93
|
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO257.04
|
$10.59
€9.89
|
|
pay 56.5% more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,630.40
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,621.43
|
$706.14
€659.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,320.35
|
$551.18
€514.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,990.38
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,193.32
|
$353.18
€329.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO162,355.82
|
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.64
|
$2.08
€1.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO81.12
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO113.30
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,139.28
|
$38.08
€35.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO188.78
|
$7.48
€6.99
|
|
pay 53.8% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,254.57
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,259.48
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,782.84
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,035.18
|
$82.02
€76.62
|
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