Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 0.0% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 28.5% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO154.82
|
$7.30
ARS6,593.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.32
|
$5.48
ARS4,949.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.52
|
$1.16
ARS1,046.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.88
|
$0.90
ARS816.26
|
|
pay 26.2% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.32
|
$1.28
ARS1,159.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.65
|
$3.38
ARS3,051.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.68
|
$3.48
ARS3,145.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.74
|
$1.56
ARS1,413.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.15
|
$2.03
ARS1,834.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO95.97
|
$0.77
ARS698.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.72
|
$0.69
ARS626.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.28
|
$0.55
ARS497.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.41
|
$0.65
ARS586.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.45
|
$0.36
ARS322.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.95
|
$0.36
ARS322.51
|
|
pay 62.0% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.24
|
$3.48
ARS3,145.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.06
|
$18.58
ARS16,781.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,409.10
ARS22,047,519.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.06
|
$8.41
ARS7,596.46
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,172.40
|
$18.92
ARS17,085.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,873.17
|
$254.53
ARS229,902.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,792.82
|
$191.20
ARS172,705.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,165.35
|
$36.37
ARS32,855.36
|
|
pay 22.2% less for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,610.79
|
$144.96
ARS130,935.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,394.69
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,602,770.80
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.44
|
$1.79
ARS1,620.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.58
|
$1.85
ARS1,667.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.11
|
$1.92
ARS1,734.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,372.79
|
$19.65
ARS17,748.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.62
|
$4.34
ARS3,922.13
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,514.83
|
$59.90
ARS54,108.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,499.53
|
$54.50
ARS49,227.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,335.68
|
$106.78
ARS96,446.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,896.53
|
$91.91
ARS83,020.14
|
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