Cost of living comparison
Italy is 99.5% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Italy instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
NIO153.25
|
$16.15
€15.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
NIO202.17
|
$10.06
€9.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NIO35.12
|
$2.55
€2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
NIO24.18
|
$1.22
€1.16
|
|
pay 41.2% more for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NIO52.91
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.84
|
$6.83
€6.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
NIO156.49
|
$5.53
€5.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
NIO69.36
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
NIO81.36
|
$5.05
€4.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
NIO103.31
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
NIO22.20
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
NIO63.46
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO24.17
|
$1.31
€1.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NIO39.87
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
NIO35.91
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 94.5% more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
NIO190.00
|
$7.22
€6.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
NIO1,109.10
|
$38.81
€36.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,168.72
NIO670,548.20
|
$28,223.13
€26,765.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
NIO199.92
|
$19.13
€18.14
|
|
pay 86.0% more for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.72
NIO1,650.61
|
$28.87
€27.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$308.00
NIO11,367.35
|
$656.19
€622.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.86
NIO10,402.62
|
$511.91
€485.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.83
NIO1,949.64
|
$150.39
€142.63
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.78
NIO4,162.26
|
$508.72
€482.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,900.00
NIO365,376.71
|
$9,465.55
€8,976.76
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NIO44.94
|
$5.01
€4.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
NIO84.14
|
$1.69
€1.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NIO109.47
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NIO964.18
|
$52.12
€49.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
$9.39
€8.91
|
|
pay 40.3% more for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.40
NIO1,564.92
|
$78.41
€74.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
NIO1,489.51
|
$33.87
€32.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.79
NIO2,169.81
|
$86.07
€81.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.04
NIO2,917.04
|
$115.43
€109.47
|
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