Cost of living comparison
Greece is 83.2% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Greece instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO154.94
|
$14.81
€13.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.81
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.79
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
$41.23
€37.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,791.92
€25,556.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.22
|
$14.64
€13.47
|
|
pay 62.1% more for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,174.02
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,883.50
|
$529.13
€486.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,800.12
|
$406.38
€373.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.97
|
$178.34
€164.00
|
|
pay 73.2% more for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
$350.75
€322.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,666.94
|
$6,658.30
€6,122.86
|
|
pay 60.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,373.82
|
$46.53
€42.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
pay 30.4% more for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.96
|
$83.80
€77.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.64
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.17
|
$86.78
€79.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,898.69
|
$96.32
€88.57
|
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