Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 2.9% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.2% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
$4.15
NIO152.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
$5.48
NIO201.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
$0.95
NIO35.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
$0.66
NIO24.10
|
|
pay 22.7% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
$1.43
NIO52.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
$2.35
NIO86.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
$4.24
NIO155.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
$1.88
NIO69.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
$2.20
NIO81.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
$2.80
NIO102.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
$0.60
NIO22.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
$1.72
NIO63.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
$0.65
NIO24.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
$1.08
NIO39.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
$0.97
NIO35.79
|
|
pay 56.6% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
$5.15
NIO189.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
$30.05
NIO1,105.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
$18,168.72
NIO668,368.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
$5.42
NIO199.28
|
|
pay 54.3% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
$44.72
NIO1,645.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
$308.00
NIO11,330.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
$281.86
NIO10,368.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
$52.83
NIO1,943.31
|
|
pay 19.6% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
$112.78
NIO4,148.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
$9,900.00
NIO364,189.26
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
$1.22
NIO44.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
$2.28
NIO83.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
$2.97
NIO109.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
$26.12
NIO961.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
$7.30
NIO268.44
|
|
pay 34.6% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
$42.40
NIO1,559.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
$40.36
NIO1,484.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
$58.79
NIO2,162.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
$79.04
NIO2,907.56
|
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