Cost of living comparison

Nicaragua

compared to

Uruguay

Uruguay vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

Uruguay is 71.1% more expensive than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Uruguay
Groceries: pay 24.5% more in Uruguay
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Uruguay
Housing: pay 95.9% more in Uruguay
Childcare: pay 62.2% more in Uruguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.7% more in Uruguay
Clothing: pay 0.1% more in Uruguay

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in Uruguay are more expensive than in Nicaragua. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Uruguay.

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Uruguay vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uruguay instead of Nicaragua, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Nicaragua	Uruguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.07 NIO260.53	$14.77 UYU595.28	+108.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 NIO255.89	$13.18 UYU531.47	+89.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 NIO31.77	$2.28 UYU92.10	+165.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 NIO22.88	$1.73 UYU69.57	+178.0%
Average			+112.9%

Nicaragua vs. Uruguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.5% more for groceries

	Nicaragua	Uruguay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 NIO62.93	$2.54 UYU102.53	+48.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 NIO136.25	$6.45 UYU259.86	+74.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 NIO171.26	$4.76 UYU192.09	+2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 NIO86.37	$4.37 UYU176.13	+86.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 NIO93.99	$4.88 UYU196.91	+91.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 NIO67.08	$1.11 UYU44.93	-38.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 NIO10.03	$1.06 UYU42.63	+288.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO30.09	$0.67 UYU27.20	-17.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 NIO40.73	$1.51 UYU61.00	+36.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 NIO61.77	$0.81 UYU32.67	-51.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.13	$0.91 UYU36.53	-10.1%
Average			+24.5%

Nicaragua vs. Uruguay - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Nicaragua	Uruguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 NIO186.17	$7.82 UYU315.46	+54.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.01 NIO221.41	$50.87 UYU2,050.63	+746.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO847K	$29,807.93 UYU1M	+29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.49 NIO497.29	$13.74 UYU553.81	+1.8%
Average			+115.4%

Nicaragua vs. Uruguay - Cost of transportation

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pay 95.9% more for housing

	Nicaragua	Uruguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.47 NIO1,196.57	$39.12 UYU1,577.07	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$293.80 NIO10,827.86	$658.65 UYU26,553.22	+124.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$247.83 NIO9,133.78	$494.58 UYU19,939.10	+99.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.20 NIO2,550.23	$105.91 UYU4,269.85	+53.1%
Average			+95.9%

Nicaragua vs. Uruguay - Cost of housing

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pay 62.2% more for childcare

	Nicaragua	Uruguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$235.82 NIO8,690.94	$530.72 UYU21,395.78	+125.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,060.00 NIO223K	$7,084.27 UYU286K	+16.9%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 71.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nicaragua	Uruguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 NIO51.60	$3.88 UYU156.23	+176.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 NIO95.82	$4.38 UYU176.69	+68.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 NIO100.51	$5.69 UYU229.52	+108.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.54 NIO1,199.31	$49.86 UYU2,010.23	+53.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 NIO331.69	$11.10 UYU447.32	+23.3%
Average			+71.7%

Nicaragua vs. Uruguay - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.1% more for clothing

	Nicaragua	Uruguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.88 NIO2,206.90	$83.65 UYU3,372.20	+39.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.00 NIO2,395.54	$52.03 UYU2,097.62	-20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.64 NIO4,519.99	$127.51 UYU5,140.53	+4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.83 NIO5,337.49	$125.09 UYU5,042.88	-13.6%
Average			+0.1%

Nicaragua vs. Uruguay - Cost of clothing

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