Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 19.1% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Japan, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥1,008
|
$4.15
NIO152.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥773
|
$5.48
NIO200.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥152
|
$0.95
NIO34.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥115
|
$0.66
NIO24.01
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥238
|
$1.43
NIO52.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥895
|
$2.35
NIO86.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥854
|
$4.24
NIO155.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥316
|
$1.88
NIO68.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥427
|
$2.20
NIO80.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥340
|
$2.80
NIO102.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥160
|
$0.60
NIO22.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥257
|
$1.72
NIO63.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥319
|
$0.65
NIO24.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
$1.08
NIO39.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥169
|
$0.97
NIO35.66
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥661
|
$5.15
NIO188.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥9,045
|
$30.05
NIO1,101.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,448,391
|
$18,168.72
NIO665,904.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,977
|
$5.42
NIO198.54
|
|
pay 15.3% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,864
|
$44.72
NIO1,639.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥78,281
|
$308.00
NIO11,288.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,910
|
$281.86
NIO10,330.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,684
|
$52.83
NIO1,936.14
|
|
pay 35.9% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥45,072
|
$112.78
NIO4,133.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,735,805
|
$9,900.00
NIO362,846.61
|
|
pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥424
|
$1.22
NIO44.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥435
|
$2.28
NIO83.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥623
|
$2.97
NIO108.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥9,029
|
$26.12
NIO957.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,873
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,343
|
$42.40
NIO1,554.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,195
|
$40.36
NIO1,479.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,460
|
$58.79
NIO2,154.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,776
|
$79.04
NIO2,896.85
|
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