Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 79.9% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
NIO152.19
|
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
NIO200.77
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NIO34.88
|
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
NIO24.01
|
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
|
pay 46.9% more for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NIO52.54
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.24
|
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
NIO155.40
|
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
NIO68.88
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
NIO80.80
|
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
NIO102.59
|
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
NIO22.05
|
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
NIO63.02
|
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO24.00
|
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NIO39.60
|
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
NIO35.66
|
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
NIO188.68
|
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
NIO1,101.42
|
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,168.72
NIO665,904.91
|
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
NIO198.54
|
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
|
pay 77.2% more for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.72
NIO1,639.18
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$308.00
NIO11,288.64
|
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.86
NIO10,330.59
|
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.83
NIO1,936.14
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.78
NIO4,133.44
|
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,900.00
NIO362,846.61
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NIO44.63
|
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
NIO83.56
|
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NIO108.71
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NIO957.51
|
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
|
pay 44.1% more for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.40
NIO1,554.09
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
NIO1,479.20
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.79
NIO2,154.78
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.04
NIO2,896.85
|
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
|
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