Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 25.3% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 47.0% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
$4.65
NIO172.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
$5.71
NIO211.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
$0.82
NIO30.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
$0.86
NIO31.83
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
$1.25
NIO46.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
$1.74
NIO64.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
$3.94
NIO145.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
$1.81
NIO67.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
$2.36
NIO87.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
$2.58
NIO95.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
$0.53
NIO19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
$1.39
NIO51.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
$0.62
NIO22.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
$0.80
NIO29.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
$0.77
NIO28.46
|
|
pay 55.2% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
$4.74
NIO175.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
$7.00
NIO259.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
$16,668.72
NIO616,829.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
$6.95
NIO257.04
|
|
pay 7.8% more for housing
Sweden
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
$71.08
NIO2,630.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
$341.07
NIO12,621.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
$278.89
NIO10,320.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
$53.79
NIO1,990.38
|
|
pay 12.6% more for childcare
Sweden
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
$113.32
NIO4,193.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
$4,387.37
NIO162,355.82
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
$2.07
NIO76.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
$2.19
NIO81.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
$3.06
NIO113.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
$30.79
NIO1,139.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
$5.10
NIO188.78
|
|
pay 37.9% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
$33.90
NIO1,254.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
$34.04
NIO1,259.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
$48.18
NIO1,782.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
$55.00
NIO2,035.18
|
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