Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 15.3% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO154.94
|
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.47
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.55
|
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.91
|
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.35
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.74
|
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.81
|
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.79
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.22
|
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.04
|
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.42
|
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.49
|
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.97
|
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.38
|
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.25
|
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.22
|
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
|
pay 35.9% less for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,174.02
|
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,883.50
|
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,800.12
|
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,166.97
|
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
|
pay 16.9% more for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,666.94
|
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.49
|
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.64
|
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.20
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,373.82
|
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,515.96
|
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,500.64
|
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,338.17
|
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,898.69
|
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
|
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