Cost of living comparison
Peru is 8.3% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Peru instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 10.6% less for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO154.94
|
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.81
|
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.79
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
$17.78
PEN67.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,101.60
PEN75,778.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.22
|
$15.41
PEN58.10
|
|
pay 23.8% less for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,174.02
|
$29.39
PEN110.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,883.50
|
$337.81
PEN1,273.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,800.12
|
$246.39
PEN928.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.97
|
$43.26
PEN163.08
|
|
pay 5.3% more for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
$193.88
PEN730.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,666.94
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,070.21
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
$5.11
PEN19.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,373.82
|
$32.12
PEN121.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.96
|
$45.11
PEN170.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.64
|
$23.43
PEN88.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.17
|
$70.13
PEN264.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,898.69
|
$71.17
PEN268.29
|
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