Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 3.0% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 28.3% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$179.64
|
$4.15
NIO153.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$147.55
|
$5.48
NIO202.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.55
|
$0.95
NIO35.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
$0.66
NIO24.18
|
|
pay 21.1% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.88
|
$1.43
NIO52.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$73.68
|
$2.35
NIO86.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$105.27
|
$4.24
NIO156.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.35
|
$1.88
NIO69.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$63.57
|
$2.20
NIO81.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$22.03
|
$2.80
NIO103.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.54
|
$0.60
NIO22.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.38
|
$1.72
NIO63.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.21
|
$0.65
NIO24.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.41
|
$1.08
NIO39.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.94
|
$0.97
NIO35.91
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$91.15
|
$5.15
NIO190.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$535.11
|
$30.05
NIO1,109.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$406,034.38
|
$18,168.72
NIO670,548.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$317.93
|
$5.42
NIO199.92
|
|
pay 6.7% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$543.47
|
$44.72
NIO1,650.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,893.09
|
$308.00
NIO11,367.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,371.00
|
$281.86
NIO10,402.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$909.18
|
$52.83
NIO1,949.64
|
|
pay 46.3% more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,173.13
|
$112.78
NIO4,162.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$84,741.61
|
$9,900.00
NIO365,376.71
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.88
|
$1.22
NIO44.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.77
|
$2.28
NIO84.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$76.98
|
$2.97
NIO109.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$684.95
|
$26.12
NIO964.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$89.32
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$932.65
|
$42.40
NIO1,564.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$739.12
|
$40.36
NIO1,489.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,669.11
|
$58.79
NIO2,169.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,559.39
|
$79.04
NIO2,917.04
|
|
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