Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 2.1 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 61.2% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Nicaragua
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴184.79
|
$4.65
C$171.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴143.63
|
$5.71
C$211.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.63
|
$0.82
C$30.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴15.52
|
$0.86
C$31.79
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴21.53
|
$1.25
C$46.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴127.75
|
$1.74
C$64.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴125.42
|
$3.94
C$145.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴57.98
|
$1.81
C$67.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴61.98
|
$2.36
C$87.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.94
|
$2.58
C$95.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴18.62
|
$0.53
C$19.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴19.88
|
$1.39
C$51.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴28.73
|
$0.62
C$22.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.69
|
$0.80
C$29.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴10.01
|
$0.77
C$28.43
|
|
pay 29.3% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴151.55
|
$4.74
C$175.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴283.50
|
$7.00
C$258.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴760,637.05
|
$16,668.72
C$616,075.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴133.16
|
$6.95
C$256.73
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Nicaragua
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴175.17
|
$71.08
C$2,627.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴9,308.03
|
$341.07
C$12,606.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴6,189.33
|
$278.89
C$10,307.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,463.81
|
$53.79
C$1,987.94
|
|
pay 12.4% less for childcare
Ukraine
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴7,279.12
|
$113.32
C$4,188.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴153,993.19
|
$4,387.37
C$162,157.35
|
|
pay 92.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Nicaragua
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴33.78
|
$2.07
C$76.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴38.31
|
$2.19
C$81.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴77.41
|
$3.06
C$113.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴748.56
|
$30.79
C$1,137.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴118.34
|
$5.10
C$188.55
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Nicaragua
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,603.91
|
$33.90
C$1,253.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,211.60
|
$34.04
C$1,257.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,577.84
|
$48.18
C$1,780.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,921.03
|
$55.00
C$2,032.70
|
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