Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 82.0% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 57.1% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO155.08
|
$7.60
YER1,904
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.67
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.58
|
$1.71
YER427
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 58.6% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.40
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.86
|
$3.92
YER982
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.96
|
$10.55
YER2,642
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.85
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.31
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.13
|
$2.58
YER646
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.53
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO25.00
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.55
|
$10.93
YER2,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.50
|
$51.29
YER12,844
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,009.60
YER4,008,805
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.41
|
$31.99
YER8,011
|
|
pay 0.9% more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,176.10
|
$83.76
YER20,973
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,896.79
|
$247.69
YER62,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,809.50
|
$175.00
YER43,821
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,169.04
|
$77.17
YER19,324
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,618.64
|
$76.95
YER19,268
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO366,017.03
|
$3,403.23
YER852,170
|
|
pay 48.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.55
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.72
|
$3.76
YER943
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.30
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,375.13
|
$77.72
YER19,462
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.04
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 52.8% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.41
|
$67.84
YER16,986
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,502.08
|
$87.06
YER21,799
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,341.36
|
$81.85
YER20,495
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,901.47
|
$113.24
YER28,355
|
|
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