Cost of living comparison
India is 46.6% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in India instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
NIO152.75
|
$2.40
₹202.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
NIO201.51
|
$3.90
₹329.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NIO35.01
|
$0.40
₹33.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
NIO24.10
|
$0.17
₹14.03
|
|
pay 54.8% less for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NIO52.74
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.56
|
$2.54
₹214.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
NIO155.98
|
$2.56
₹216.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
NIO69.13
|
$0.94
₹79.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
NIO81.10
|
$1.37
₹115.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
NIO102.97
|
$0.88
₹74.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
NIO22.13
|
$0.32
₹27.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
NIO63.26
|
$0.48
₹40.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO24.09
|
$0.24
₹20.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NIO39.74
|
$0.16
₹13.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
NIO35.79
|
$0.19
₹15.84
|
|
pay 37.0% less for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
NIO189.38
|
$4.62
₹389.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
NIO1,105.50
|
$10.12
₹854.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,168.72
NIO668,368.97
|
$13,525.56
₹1,142,076.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
NIO199.28
|
$2.94
₹248.14
|
|
pay 62.5% less for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.72
NIO1,645.24
|
$7.39
₹623.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$308.00
NIO11,330.41
|
$138.05
₹11,657.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.86
NIO10,368.82
|
$90.33
₹7,627.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.83
NIO1,943.31
|
$29.97
₹2,530.51
|
|
pay 67.4% less for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.78
NIO4,148.73
|
$55.73
₹4,705.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,900.00
NIO364,189.26
|
$1,565.54
₹132,191.62
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NIO44.79
|
$1.84
₹155.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
NIO83.87
|
$1.59
₹133.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NIO109.12
|
$3.59
₹303.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NIO961.05
|
$15.33
₹1,294.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO268.44
|
$3.35
₹283.07
|
|
pay 42.6% less for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.40
NIO1,559.84
|
$24.02
₹2,028.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
NIO1,484.67
|
$25.36
₹2,141.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.79
NIO2,162.75
|
$41.62
₹3,514.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.04
NIO2,907.56
|
$31.12
₹2,627.43
|
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