Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 17.8% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 23.5% less for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
$4.22
NIO154.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
|
pay 50.3% more for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
$4.46
NIO163.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
$1.84
NIO67.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
|
pay 30.7% less for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
$5.64
NIO207.22
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
$59.16
NIO2,174.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
$377.78
NIO13,883.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
$266.67
NIO9,800.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.97
|
|
pay 5.4% more for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,666.94
|
|
pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
$37.38
NIO1,373.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
$78.88
NIO2,898.69
|
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