Cost of living comparison
Peru is 8.3% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Peru instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 10.6% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO155.08
|
$3.27
PEN12.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.67
|
$5.37
PEN20.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.58
|
$1.03
PEN3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.40
|
$1.88
PEN7.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.86
|
$3.14
PEN11.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.96
|
$4.68
PEN17.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.85
|
$2.49
PEN9.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.31
|
$2.54
PEN9.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.13
|
$0.65
PEN2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.53
|
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO25.00
|
$0.44
PEN1.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.55
|
$5.37
PEN20.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.50
|
$17.78
PEN66.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,101.60
PEN75,348.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.41
|
$15.41
PEN57.77
|
|
pay 23.8% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,176.10
|
$29.39
PEN110.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,896.79
|
$337.81
PEN1,266.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,809.50
|
$246.39
PEN923.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,169.04
|
$43.26
PEN162.16
|
|
pay 5.3% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,618.64
|
$193.88
PEN726.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO366,017.03
|
$5,589.22
PEN20,950.51
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.55
|
$2.06
PEN7.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.72
|
$2.73
PEN10.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.30
|
$5.11
PEN19.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,375.13
|
$32.12
PEN120.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.04
|
$4.85
PEN18.18
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.41
|
$45.11
PEN169.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,502.08
|
$23.43
PEN87.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,341.36
|
$70.13
PEN262.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,901.47
|
$71.17
PEN266.77
|
|
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