Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 33.6% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 46.3% more for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
NIO152.75
|
$10.61
AMD4,131.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
NIO201.51
|
$9.00
AMD3,505.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NIO35.01
|
$0.86
AMD335.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
NIO24.10
|
$0.49
AMD191.35
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NIO52.74
|
$0.70
AMD271.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.56
|
$3.88
AMD1,511.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
NIO155.98
|
$5.47
AMD2,130.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
NIO69.13
|
$2.20
AMD854.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
NIO81.10
|
$3.20
AMD1,247.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
NIO102.97
|
$0.56
AMD217.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
NIO22.13
|
$0.73
AMD285.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
NIO63.26
|
$0.64
AMD248.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO24.09
|
$0.80
AMD309.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NIO39.74
|
$0.34
AMD130.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
NIO35.79
|
$0.31
AMD122.41
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
NIO189.38
|
$4.63
AMD1,800.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
NIO1,105.50
|
$12.86
AMD5,007.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,168.72
NIO668,368.97
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,017,760.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
NIO199.28
|
$3.76
AMD1,462.16
|
|
pay 48.1% more for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.72
NIO1,645.24
|
$19.21
AMD7,479.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$308.00
NIO11,330.41
|
$684.28
AMD266,433.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.86
NIO10,368.82
|
$447.92
AMD174,403.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.83
NIO1,943.31
|
$89.01
AMD34,656.47
|
|
pay 65.7% more for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.78
NIO4,148.73
|
$270.71
AMD105,405.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,900.00
NIO364,189.26
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,519,245.27
|
|
pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NIO44.79
|
$1.67
AMD650.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
NIO83.87
|
$2.87
AMD1,116.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NIO109.12
|
$2.57
AMD1,001.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NIO961.05
|
$67.15
AMD26,147.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO268.44
|
$5.79
AMD2,253.33
|
|
pay 56.9% more for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.40
NIO1,559.84
|
$70.99
AMD27,641.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
NIO1,484.67
|
$51.27
AMD19,962.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.79
NIO2,162.75
|
$139.93
AMD54,483.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.04
NIO2,907.56
|
$75.15
AMD29,260.63
|
|
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