Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.1 times more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
C$171.92
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
C$211.07
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
C$30.29
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
C$31.79
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
C$46.28
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
C$64.29
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
C$145.48
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
C$67.08
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
C$87.40
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
C$95.52
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
C$19.41
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
C$51.29
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
C$22.88
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
C$29.42
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
C$28.43
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
C$175.11
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
C$258.72
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
C$616,075.90
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
C$256.73
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Nicaragua
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
C$2,627.18
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
C$12,606.00
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
C$10,307.73
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
C$1,987.94
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
C$4,188.20
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
C$162,157.35
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
C$76.55
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
C$81.02
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
C$113.16
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
C$1,137.89
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
C$188.55
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 60.3% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
C$1,253.04
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
C$1,257.94
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
C$1,780.66
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
C$2,032.70
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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