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
¥994
|
$4.15
NIO153.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥763
|
$5.48
NIO202.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥150
|
$0.95
NIO35.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$0.66
NIO24.18
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥235
|
$1.43
NIO52.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥883
|
$2.35
NIO86.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥842
|
$4.24
NIO156.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥311
|
$1.88
NIO69.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥421
|
$2.20
NIO81.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥336
|
$2.80
NIO103.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥158
|
$0.60
NIO22.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥253
|
$1.72
NIO63.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥314
|
$0.65
NIO24.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$1.08
NIO39.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥167
|
$0.97
NIO35.91
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥652
|
$5.15
NIO190.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,923
|
$30.05
NIO1,109.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,401,882
|
$18,168.72
NIO670,548.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,924
|
$5.42
NIO199.92
|
|
pay 15.3% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,798
|
$44.72
NIO1,650.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥77,226
|
$308.00
NIO11,367.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,223
|
$281.86
NIO10,402.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,446
|
$52.83
NIO1,949.64
|
|
pay 35.9% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,464
|
$112.78
NIO4,162.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,712,394
|
$9,900.00
NIO365,376.71
|
|
pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥418
|
$1.22
NIO44.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥429
|
$2.28
NIO84.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥615
|
$2.97
NIO109.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,908
|
$26.12
NIO964.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,848
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,257
|
$42.40
NIO1,564.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,139
|
$40.36
NIO1,489.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,346
|
$58.79
NIO2,169.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,604
|
$79.04
NIO2,917.04
|
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