Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 12.8% cheaper than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 39.1% less for restaurants
|
Czech Republic
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.78
CZK182.06
|
$4.22
NIO154.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
CZK182.89
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CZK35.76
|
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CZK31.24
|
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
|
pay 31.6% more for groceries
|
Czech Republic
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
CZK33.94
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
CZK137.02
|
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.69
CZK86.23
|
$4.46
NIO163.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CZK63.54
|
$1.84
NIO67.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
CZK84.75
|
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
CZK16.38
|
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CZK16.73
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK20.10
|
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CZK31.83
|
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK11.91
|
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CZK12.99
|
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
|
pay 46.3% less for transportation
|
Czech Republic
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.25
CZK146.19
|
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.97
CZK467.08
|
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,379.53
CZK593,589.21
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
CZK275.07
|
$5.64
NIO207.22
|
|
pay 13.0% more for housing
|
Czech Republic
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.23
CZK449.78
|
$59.16
NIO2,174.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$632.17
CZK14,785.47
|
$377.78
NIO13,883.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.91
CZK11,598.62
|
$266.67
NIO9,800.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.58
CZK4,480.70
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.97
|
|
pay 14.3% less for childcare
|
Czech Republic
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.87
CZK8,416.72
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,286.86
CZK170,428.81
|
$9,950.00
NIO365,666.94
|
|
pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Czech Republic
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.97
CZK46.13
|
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
CZK60.94
|
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
CZK142.87
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.03
CZK1,123.28
|
$37.38
NIO1,373.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.41
CZK220.01
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
|
Czech Republic
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.08
CZK1,662.49
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
CZK856.08
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.74
CZK1,935.07
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.60
CZK2,399.77
|
$78.88
NIO2,898.69
|
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