Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 35.5% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 78.8% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,745
|
$4.65
NIO172.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
$5.71
NIO211.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$0.82
NIO30.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$0.86
NIO31.83
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$1.25
NIO46.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,439
|
$1.74
NIO64.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,373
|
$3.94
NIO145.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$1.81
NIO67.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,153
|
$2.36
NIO87.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,423
|
$2.58
NIO95.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,190
|
$0.53
NIO19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,697
|
$1.39
NIO51.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,527
|
$0.62
NIO22.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,052
|
$0.80
NIO29.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
$0.77
NIO28.46
|
|
pay 9.3% less for transportation
Vietnam
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,671
|
$4.74
NIO175.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,681
|
$7.00
NIO259.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
$16,668.72
NIO616,829.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,416
|
$6.95
NIO257.04
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
$71.08
NIO2,630.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
$341.07
NIO12,621.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
$278.89
NIO10,320.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
$53.79
NIO1,990.38
|
|
pay 53.4% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
$113.32
NIO4,193.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
$4,387.37
NIO162,355.82
|
|
pay 66.4% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$2.07
NIO76.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,187
|
$2.19
NIO81.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
$3.06
NIO113.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,702
|
$30.79
NIO1,139.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,816
|
$5.10
NIO188.78
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
$33.90
NIO1,254.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
$34.04
NIO1,259.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
$48.18
NIO1,782.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
$55.00
NIO2,035.18
|
|
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