Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 10.1% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
NIO152.19
|
$5.80
UAH242.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
NIO200.77
|
$5.14
UAH214.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NIO34.88
|
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
NIO24.01
|
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NIO52.54
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.24
|
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
NIO155.40
|
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
NIO68.88
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
NIO80.80
|
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
NIO102.59
|
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
NIO22.05
|
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
NIO63.02
|
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO24.00
|
$0.80
UAH33.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NIO39.60
|
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
NIO35.66
|
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
NIO188.68
|
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
NIO1,101.42
|
$10.29
UAH429.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,168.72
NIO665,904.91
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,558.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
NIO198.54
|
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
|
pay 31.3% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.72
NIO1,639.18
|
$5.34
UAH223.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$308.00
NIO11,288.64
|
$273.41
UAH11,420.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.86
NIO10,330.59
|
$187.56
UAH7,834.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.83
NIO1,936.14
|
$56.79
UAH2,372.18
|
|
pay 46.7% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.78
NIO4,133.44
|
$271.83
UAH11,354.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,900.00
NIO362,846.61
|
$5,183.21
UAH216,510.42
|
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NIO44.63
|
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
NIO83.56
|
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NIO108.71
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NIO957.51
|
$20.50
UAH856.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.40
NIO1,554.09
|
$46.28
UAH1,933.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
NIO1,479.20
|
$31.59
UAH1,319.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.79
NIO2,154.78
|
$74.32
UAH3,104.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.04
NIO2,896.85
|
$81.41
UAH3,400.50
|
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