Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 11.0% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 72.6% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Nicaragua
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.58
|
$4.65
C$171.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
$5.71
C$211.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.56
|
$0.82
C$30.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.02
|
$0.86
C$31.79
|
|
pay 26.1% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
$1.25
C$46.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿294.02
|
$1.74
C$64.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿237.57
|
$3.94
C$145.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
$1.81
C$67.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.39
|
$2.36
C$87.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.31
|
$2.58
C$95.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.55
|
$0.53
C$19.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.13
|
$1.39
C$51.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.70
|
$0.62
C$22.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.71
|
$0.80
C$29.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.91
|
$0.77
C$28.43
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.08
|
$4.74
C$175.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿894.62
|
$7.00
C$258.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
$16,668.72
C$616,075.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿356.19
|
$6.95
C$256.73
|
|
pay 94.0% more for housing
Thailand
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
$71.08
C$2,627.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
$341.07
C$12,606.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
$278.89
C$10,307.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
$53.79
C$1,987.94
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
$113.32
C$4,188.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
$4,387.37
C$162,157.35
|
|
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Nicaragua
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿69.84
|
$2.07
C$76.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.54
|
$2.19
C$81.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
$3.06
C$113.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
$30.79
C$1,137.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿207.21
|
$5.10
C$188.55
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
$33.90
C$1,253.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
$34.04
C$1,257.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
$48.18
C$1,780.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
$55.00
C$2,032.70
|
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