Cost of living comparison
Russia is 13.0% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Russia instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 0.1% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
C$170.44
|
$7.74
₽713.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
C$209.26
|
$4.69
₽432.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
C$30.03
|
$0.85
₽78.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
C$31.52
|
$0.41
₽37.75
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
C$45.89
|
$0.54
₽49.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
C$63.73
|
$4.40
₽405.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
C$144.23
|
$3.48
₽320.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
C$66.50
|
$1.27
₽117.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
C$86.65
|
$1.79
₽164.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
C$94.70
|
$0.62
₽56.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
C$19.24
|
$0.56
₽51.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
C$50.85
|
$0.66
₽61.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
C$22.69
|
$1.03
₽94.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
C$29.16
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
C$28.18
|
$0.25
₽23.31
|
|
pay 40.7% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
C$173.61
|
$2.37
₽218.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
C$256.50
|
$19.36
₽1,783.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
C$610,779.81
|
$31,226.85
₽2,877,086.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
C$254.52
|
$3.41
₽313.95
|
|
pay 23.2% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
C$2,604.60
|
$6.56
₽604.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
C$12,497.63
|
$310.33
₽28,592.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
C$10,219.12
|
$214.38
₽19,751.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
C$1,970.85
|
$69.84
₽6,435.17
|
|
pay 50.8% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
C$4,152.20
|
$220.41
₽20,307.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
C$160,763.37
|
$4,693.93
₽432,474.97
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
C$75.89
|
$1.55
₽143.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
C$80.32
|
$1.73
₽159.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
C$112.19
|
$2.23
₽205.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
C$1,128.11
|
$31.55
₽2,907.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
C$186.93
|
$4.06
₽374.20
|
|
pay 55.2% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
C$1,242.27
|
$62.85
₽5,791.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
C$1,247.12
|
$39.44
₽3,634.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
C$1,765.35
|
$79.13
₽7,290.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
C$2,015.22
|
$85.30
₽7,859.32
|
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