Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 2.2 times more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 33.1% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO155.08
|
$8.05
AED29.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.67
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.58
|
$1.08
AED3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
$0.61
AED2.23
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.40
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.86
|
$5.11
AED18.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.96
|
$6.79
AED24.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.85
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.31
|
$3.46
AED12.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.13
|
$0.97
AED3.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
$0.75
AED2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
$0.57
AED2.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.53
|
$0.50
AED1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO25.00
|
$0.48
AED1.75
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.55
|
$3.18
AED11.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.50
|
$73.48
AED269.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.41
|
$9.56
AED35.10
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Nicaragua
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,176.10
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,896.79
|
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,809.50
|
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,169.04
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,618.64
|
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO366,017.03
|
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.55
|
$9.77
AED35.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.72
|
$4.95
AED18.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.30
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,375.13
|
$69.48
AED255.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.04
|
$11.92
AED43.79
|
|
pay 36.3% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.41
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,502.08
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,341.36
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,901.47
|
$111.38
AED409.10
|
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