Nicaragua is 39.8% cheaper than Germany.

If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Germany, you would:

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pay 62.7% less for restaurants

 
Germany
Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.72
€12.61
$4.22
NIO154.94
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.18
€9.36
$5.54
NIO203.47
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.83
€2.60
$0.91
NIO33.55

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pay 3.6% less for groceries

 
Germany
Nicaragua
Bread
1 loaf
$2.11
€1.94
$1.26
NIO46.35
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.75
€6.21
$3.29
NIO120.74
Milk (1 gallon) $4.24
€3.90
$4.46
NIO163.81

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pay 65.0% less for transportation

 
Germany
Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.16
€6.59
$4.88
NIO179.38
Monthly public transit pass $54.61
€50.22
$7.00
NIO257.25
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,249.82
€26,897.64
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pay 40.9% less for housing

 
Germany
Nicaragua
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$49.15
€45.20
$59.16
NIO2,174.02
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $800.45
€736.08
$377.78
NIO13,883.50
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $616.33
€566.77
$266.67
NIO9,800.12

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pay 45.8% less for childcare

 
Germany
Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $434.24
€399.32
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,512.98
€11,506.73
$9,950.00
NIO365,666.94

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pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Germany
Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.33
€3.99
$1.84
NIO67.49
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.44
€3.17
$2.33
NIO85.64
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.81
€8.10
$3.03
NIO111.20

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pay 21.3% less for clothing

 
Germany
Nicaragua
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$83.65
€76.93
$41.25
NIO1,515.96
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.29
€37.97
$40.83
NIO1,500.64
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.84
€82.61
$90.83
NIO3,338.17

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