Cost of living comparison
Chile is 32.5% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Chile instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 61.6% more for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
NIO153.25
|
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
NIO202.17
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NIO35.12
|
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
NIO24.18
|
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NIO52.91
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.84
|
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
NIO156.49
|
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
NIO69.36
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
NIO81.36
|
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
NIO103.31
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
NIO22.20
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
NIO63.46
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO24.17
|
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NIO39.87
|
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
NIO35.91
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 35.9% more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
NIO190.00
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
NIO1,109.10
|
$33.34
CLF1.1800
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,168.72
NIO670,548.20
|
$16,204.48
CLF575.7100
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
NIO199.92
|
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
|
pay 17.7% more for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.72
NIO1,650.61
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$308.00
NIO11,367.35
|
$453.06
CLF16.1000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.86
NIO10,402.62
|
$359.28
CLF12.7600
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.83
NIO1,949.64
|
$78.13
CLF2.7800
|
|
pay 61.8% more for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.78
NIO4,162.26
|
$313.82
CLF11.1500
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,900.00
NIO365,376.71
|
$4,486.89
CLF159.4100
|
|
pay 49.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NIO44.94
|
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
NIO84.14
|
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NIO109.47
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NIO964.18
|
$40.53
CLF1.4400
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.40
NIO1,564.92
|
$43.89
CLF1.5600
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
NIO1,489.51
|
$28.66
CLF1.0200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.79
NIO2,169.81
|
$61.62
CLF2.1900
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.04
NIO2,917.04
|
$78.35
CLF2.7800
|
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