Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 65.2% more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 80.7% more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,253.15
|
$4.65
NIO172.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,566.04
|
$5.71
NIO211.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,164.70
|
$0.82
NIO30.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,771.09
|
$0.86
NIO31.83
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,524.46
|
$1.25
NIO46.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,416.04
|
$1.74
NIO64.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,297.16
|
$3.94
NIO145.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,437.71
|
$1.81
NIO67.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,220.87
|
$2.36
NIO87.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,609.87
|
$2.58
NIO95.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,942.81
|
$0.53
NIO19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,338.37
|
$1.39
NIO51.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS6,955.38
|
$0.62
NIO22.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,613.57
|
$0.80
NIO29.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,914.22
|
$0.77
NIO28.46
|
|
pay 74.3% more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,163.64
|
$4.74
NIO175.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS154,510.08
|
$7.00
NIO259.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS205,253,702.05
|
$16,668.72
NIO616,829.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,329.43
|
$6.95
NIO257.04
|
|
pay 82.7% more for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS290,099.61
|
$71.08
NIO2,630.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,453,688.72
|
$341.07
NIO12,621.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,500,630.68
|
$278.89
NIO10,320.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS425,956.60
|
$53.79
NIO1,990.38
|
|
pay 8.8% less for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,513,070.93
|
$113.32
NIO4,193.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,358,169.03
|
$4,387.37
NIO162,355.82
|
|
pay 74.1% more for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS11,907.48
|
$2.07
NIO76.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,525.08
|
$2.19
NIO81.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,477.97
|
$3.06
NIO113.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS291,124.00
|
$30.79
NIO1,139.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,454.03
|
$5.10
NIO188.78
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS332,155.88
|
$33.90
NIO1,254.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS390,990.79
|
$34.04
NIO1,259.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,021,707.91
|
$48.18
NIO1,782.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS706,965.70
|
$55.00
NIO2,035.18
|
|
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