Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.1 times more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO172.13
|
$14.85
UYU566.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO211.33
|
$10.53
UYU401.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.32
|
$2.29
UYU87.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.83
|
$1.66
UYU63.49
|
|
pay 54.1% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO46.34
|
$2.03
UYU77.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO64.37
|
$5.05
UYU192.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO145.66
|
$4.04
UYU154.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO67.16
|
$3.14
UYU119.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO87.51
|
$4.93
UYU188.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO95.63
|
$1.08
UYU41.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.43
|
$1.39
UYU53.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO51.35
|
$0.73
UYU28.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.91
|
$1.20
UYU45.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.45
|
$0.80
UYU30.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.46
|
$0.81
UYU30.92
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO175.33
|
$7.10
UYU271.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO259.04
|
$48.05
UYU1,834.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO616,829.93
|
$36,679.53
UYU1,400,217.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO257.04
|
$16.61
UYU633.99
|
|
pay 29.0% more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,630.40
|
$37.95
UYU1,448.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,621.43
|
$510.80
UYU19,499.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,320.35
|
$384.82
UYU14,690.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,990.38
|
$93.98
UYU3,587.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,193.32
|
$389.18
UYU14,856.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO162,355.82
|
$6,681.58
UYU255,065.23
|
|
pay 71.1% more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.64
|
$3.62
UYU138.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO81.12
|
$3.84
UYU146.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO113.30
|
$4.82
UYU184.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,139.28
|
$49.95
UYU1,906.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO188.78
|
$9.51
UYU362.87
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,254.57
|
$92.12
UYU3,516.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,259.48
|
$41.63
UYU1,589.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,782.84
|
$107.70
UYU4,111.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,035.18
|
$109.72
UYU4,188.33
|
|
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