Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 60.9% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 77.5% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Nicaragua
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.29
CHF22.99
|
$4.22
NIO154.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.39
CHF14.90
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.49
CHF4.08
|
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
|
pay 33.1% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Nicaragua
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.46
CHF3.15
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.71
CHF11.56
|
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.96
CHF6.32
|
$4.46
NIO163.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.50
CHF5.91
|
$1.84
NIO67.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.35
CHF11.23
|
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
|
pay 72.4% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Nicaragua
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.75
CHF7.05
|
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$108.37
CHF98.51
|
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,253.06
CHF32,045.45
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.64
CHF37.85
|
$5.64
NIO207.21
|
|
pay 52.2% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Nicaragua
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.30
CHF47.55
|
$59.16
NIO2,173.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,574.30
CHF1,431.06
|
$377.78
NIO13,883.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,317.64
CHF1,197.75
|
$266.67
NIO9,800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.73
CHF157.92
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.94
|
|
pay 81.6% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Nicaragua
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,462.28
CHF2,238.24
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,407.01
CHF28,549.35
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,662.50
|
|
pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Nicaragua
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.36
CHF6.69
|
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.23
CHF4.75
|
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
CHF8.87
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.81
CHF77.09
|
$37.38
NIO1,373.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.50
CHF18.63
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 45.2% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Nicaragua
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$120.31
CHF109.37
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.46
CHF54.96
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.36
CHF118.50
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$165.15
CHF150.13
|
$78.88
NIO2,898.66
|
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