Cost of living comparison
compared to
Yemen vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary
Yemen is 90.5% more expensive than Nicaragua overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.6% more in Yemen
- Groceries
-
pay 58.0% more in Yemen
- Transportation
-
pay 6.0 times more in Yemen
- Housing
-
pay 11.7% more in Yemen
- Childcare
-
pay 48.5% less in Yemen
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.2% more in Yemen
- Clothing
-
pay 6.2% more in Yemen
The cost of transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Yemen are more expensive than in Nicaragua. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Yemen.
Yemen vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Yemen instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 50.6% more for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.57
NIO167.54
|
$7.57
YER1,805
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
NIO249.70
|
$9.77
YER2,328
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.05
|
$1.41
YER335
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NIO22.01
|
$0.73
YER174
|
|
Nicaragua vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants
pay 58.0% more for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
NIO63.99
|
$1.43
YER341
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.87
|
$4.22
YER1,006
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
NIO166.90
|
$9.19
YER2,190
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
NIO72.59
|
$5.26
YER1,254
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.48
NIO90.82
|
$4.83
YER1,152
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NIO64.95
|
$2.51
YER598
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
NIO14.44
|
$0.81
YER194
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
NIO29.96
|
$1.82
YER433
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
NIO32.04
|
$1.02
YER244
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NIO45.67
|
$0.97
YER231
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
NIO32.12
|
$0.86
YER206
|
|
Nicaragua vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
NIO181.64
|
$10.62
YER2,531
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.00
NIO183.61
|
$80.08
YER19,088
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,973.64
NIO843,003.80
|
$16,715.42
YER3,984,120
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.56
NIO204.17
|
$28.63
YER6,825
|
|
Nicaragua vs. Yemen - Cost of transportation
pay 11.7% more for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.35
NIO1,333.96
|
$77.76
YER18,534
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.67
NIO11,986.84
|
$232.18
YER55,340
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.96
NIO10,419.68
|
$165.92
YER39,546
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.87
NIO2,050.11
|
$57.78
YER13,773
|
|
Nicaragua vs. Yemen - Cost of housing
pay 48.5% less for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.12
NIO4,334.53
|
$77.38
YER18,443
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
NIO220,166.41
|
$2,249.75
YER536,229
|
|
Nicaragua vs. Yemen - Cost of childcare
pay 55.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
NIO47.93
|
$2.28
YER544
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
NIO79.30
|
$3.46
YER824
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
NIO97.58
|
$4.66
YER1,111
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.69
NIO1,236.40
|
$65.76
YER15,674
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
NIO293.56
|
$5.64
YER1,344
|
|
Nicaragua vs. Yemen - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 6.2% more for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.83
NIO2,268.67
|
$52.93
YER12,616
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.88
NIO2,270.47
|
$112.92
YER26,915
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.23
NIO3,971.55
|
$75.22
YER17,929
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.99
NIO3,302.29
|
$78.60
YER18,735
|
|
Nicaragua vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing
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