Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 40.6% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 77.9% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
$4.15
NIO152.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
$5.48
NIO200.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
$0.95
NIO34.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
$0.66
NIO24.01
|
|
pay 35.2% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
$1.43
NIO52.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
$2.35
NIO86.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
$4.24
NIO155.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
$1.88
NIO68.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
$2.20
NIO80.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
$2.80
NIO102.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
$0.60
NIO22.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
$1.72
NIO63.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
$0.65
NIO24.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
$1.08
NIO39.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
$0.97
NIO35.66
|
|
pay 57.2% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
$5.15
NIO188.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
$30.05
NIO1,101.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
$18,168.72
NIO665,904.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
$5.42
NIO198.54
|
|
pay 40.1% more for housing
Indonesia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
$44.72
NIO1,639.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
$308.00
NIO11,288.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
$281.86
NIO10,330.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
$52.83
NIO1,936.14
|
|
pay 31.8% more for childcare
Indonesia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
$112.78
NIO4,133.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
$9,900.00
NIO362,846.61
|
|
pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
$1.22
NIO44.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
$2.28
NIO83.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
$2.97
NIO108.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
$26.12
NIO957.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 13.1% more for clothing
Indonesia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
$42.40
NIO1,554.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
$40.36
NIO1,479.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
$58.79
NIO2,154.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
$79.04
NIO2,896.85
|
|
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