Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

compared to

Nicaragua

Nicaragua vs. Ukraine Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 17.0% more expensive than Ukraine overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.3% more in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 55.1% more in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 21.9% less in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 12.6% more in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 9.8% less in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.7% more in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 49.9% more in Nicaragua

The cost of groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Nicaragua are more expensive than in Ukraine. Expenses including transportation and childcare are lower in Nicaragua.

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Nicaragua vs. Ukraine Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Ukraine, you would:

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pay 9.3% more for restaurants

	Ukraine	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.28 UAH327.13	$7.07 NIO260.53	-2.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 UAH260.14	$6.94 NIO255.89	+19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 UAH33.01	$0.86 NIO31.77	+17.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 UAH22.24	$0.62 NIO22.88	+25.4%
Average			+9.3%

Ukraine vs. Nicaragua - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.1% more for groceries

	Ukraine	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 UAH32.65	$1.71 NIO62.93	+134.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.30 UAH193.14	$3.70 NIO136.25	-14.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 UAH198.32	$4.65 NIO171.26	+5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 UAH83.64	$2.34 NIO86.37	+25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 UAH93.16	$2.55 NIO93.99	+23.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 UAH21.66	$1.82 NIO67.08	+277.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 UAH30.95	$0.27 NIO10.03	-60.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 UAH32.89	$0.82 NIO30.09	+11.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 UAH49.29	$1.11 NIO40.73	+0.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 UAH14.25	$1.68 NIO61.77	+428.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 UAH10.58	$1.01 NIO37.13	+327.7%
Average			+55.1%

Ukraine vs. Nicaragua - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.9% less for transportation

	Ukraine	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 UAH274.80	$5.05 NIO186.17	-17.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.84 UAH621.89	$6.01 NIO221.41	-56.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,153.65 UAH1M	$22,973.64 NIO847K	-21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.95 UAH222.27	$13.49 NIO497.29	+172.7%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 12.6% more for housing

	Ukraine	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.86 UAH263.29	$32.47 NIO1,196.57	+453.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$319.96 UAH14,372.78	$293.80 NIO10,827.86	-8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$211.12 UAH9,483.83	$247.83 NIO9,133.78	+17.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.64 UAH3,038.34	$69.20 NIO2,550.23	+2.3%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 9.8% less for childcare

	Ukraine	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.08 UAH11,862.56	$235.82 NIO8,690.94	-10.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,644.44 UAH298K	$6,060.00 NIO223K	-8.8%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 49.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Ukraine	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 UAH49.85	$1.40 NIO51.60	+26.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 UAH60.14	$2.60 NIO95.82	+94.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 UAH132.47	$2.73 NIO100.51	-7.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.77 UAH1,247.32	$32.54 NIO1,199.31	+17.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 UAH187.12	$9.00 NIO331.69	+116.1%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 49.9% more for clothing

	Ukraine	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.22 UAH2,390.71	$59.88 NIO2,206.90	+12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.08 UAH1,665.47	$65.00 NIO2,395.54	+75.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.72 UAH3,536.08	$122.64 NIO4,519.99	+55.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.09 UAH3,957.09	$144.83 NIO5,337.49	+64.4%
Average			+49.9%

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