Cost of living comparison
compared to
Texas vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary
Texas is 2.3 times more expensive than Nicaragua overall.
Texas vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Texas instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.07
NIO259.82
|
$18.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.94
NIO255.20
|
$10.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.68
|
$2.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
NIO22.82
|
$2.01
|
|
Nicaragua vs. Texas - Cost of restaurants
pay 44.6% more for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
NIO62.76
|
$3.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
NIO135.88
|
$5.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
NIO170.80
|
$3.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
NIO86.14
|
$3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
NIO93.73
|
$5.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.82
NIO66.90
|
$2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
NIO10.00
|
$0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
NIO30.01
|
$1.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
NIO40.62
|
$1.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
NIO61.60
|
$1.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NIO37.03
|
$1.19
|
|
Nicaragua vs. Texas - Cost of groceries
pay 84.9% more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
NIO185.66
|
$3.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.01
NIO220.81
|
$69.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,973.64
NIO844K
|
$34,000.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.49
NIO495.94
|
$17.27
|
|
Nicaragua vs. Texas - Cost of transportation
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
NIO1,193.32
|
$69.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$293.80
NIO10,798.48
|
$1,288.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.83
NIO9,109.00
|
$1,094.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.20
NIO2,543.31
|
$162.45
|
|
Nicaragua vs. Texas - Cost of housing
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.82
NIO8,667.36
|
$1,337.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,060.00
NIO223K
|
$21,554.28
|
|
Nicaragua vs. Texas - Cost of childcare
pay 99.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.40
NIO51.46
|
$5.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
NIO95.56
|
$5.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.24
|
$9.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.54
NIO1,196.06
|
$40.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
NIO330.79
|
$13.14
|
|
Nicaragua vs. Texas - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 25.9% less for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.88
NIO2,200.91
|
$51.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.00
NIO2,389.04
|
$40.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.64
NIO4,507.73
|
$90.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.83
NIO5,323.01
|
$112.62
|
|
Nicaragua vs. Texas - Cost of clothing
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