Cost of living comparison
Palau is 88.0% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Palau instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 94.7% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO155.08
|
$12.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.67
|
$12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.58
|
$1.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
$0.98
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.40
|
$3.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.86
|
$5.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.96
|
$9.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.85
|
$5.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.31
|
$6.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.13
|
$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$2.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
$7.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.53
|
$2.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO25.00
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 38.3% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.55
|
$6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.50
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.41
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,176.10
|
$129.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,896.79
|
$900.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,809.50
|
$700.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,169.04
|
?? | |
pay 10.7% less for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,618.64
|
$200.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO366,017.03
|
$1,920.00
|
|
pay 81.0% more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.55
|
$1.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.72
|
$2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.30
|
$11.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,375.13
|
$55.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.04
|
?? | |
pay 72.4% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Palau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.41
|
$62.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,502.08
|
$52.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,341.36
|
$147.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,901.47
|
$195.00
|
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