Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 8.6% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Poland, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.73
|
$4.65
C$170.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
$5.71
C$209.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.23
|
$0.82
C$30.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.86
C$31.59
|
|
pay 84.6% more for groceries
Poland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$1.25
C$45.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.46
|
$1.74
C$63.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.35
|
$3.94
C$144.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
$1.81
C$66.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.85
|
$2.36
C$86.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$2.58
C$94.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.53
C$19.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.53
|
$1.39
C$50.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.62
C$22.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$0.80
C$29.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.77
C$28.24
|
|
pay 23.3% less for transportation
Poland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.90
|
$4.74
C$173.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.36
|
$7.00
C$257.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
$16,668.72
C$612,084.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.45
|
$6.95
C$255.06
|
|
pay 81.2% more for housing
Poland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
$71.08
C$2,610.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
$341.07
C$12,524.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
$278.89
C$10,240.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
$53.79
C$1,975.06
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
Poland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł920.87
|
$113.32
C$4,161.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
$4,387.37
C$161,106.77
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.42
|
$2.07
C$76.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.87
|
$2.19
C$80.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
$3.06
C$112.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.63
|
$30.79
C$1,130.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.68
|
$5.10
C$187.33
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Poland
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
$33.90
C$1,244.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
$34.04
C$1,249.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
$48.18
C$1,769.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.20
|
$55.00
C$2,019.53
|
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