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
NIO152.75
|
$5.80
UAH240.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
NIO201.51
|
$5.14
UAH212.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NIO35.01
|
$0.58
UAH24.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
NIO24.10
|
$0.39
UAH16.21
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NIO52.74
|
$0.59
UAH24.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.56
|
$3.76
UAH155.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
NIO155.98
|
$3.67
UAH152.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
NIO69.13
|
$1.58
UAH65.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
NIO81.10
|
$1.68
UAH69.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
NIO102.97
|
$0.29
UAH11.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
NIO22.13
|
$0.66
UAH27.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
NIO63.26
|
$0.65
UAH27.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO24.09
|
$0.80
UAH32.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NIO39.74
|
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
NIO35.79
|
$0.28
UAH11.76
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
NIO189.38
|
$4.89
UAH202.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
NIO1,105.50
|
$10.29
UAH426.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,168.72
NIO668,368.97
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,075,937.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
NIO199.28
|
$3.85
UAH159.34
|
|
pay 31.3% less for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.72
NIO1,645.24
|
$5.34
UAH221.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$308.00
NIO11,330.41
|
$273.41
UAH11,319.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.86
NIO10,368.82
|
$187.56
UAH7,765.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.83
NIO1,943.31
|
$56.79
UAH2,351.16
|
|
pay 46.7% more for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.78
NIO4,148.73
|
$271.83
UAH11,253.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,900.00
NIO364,189.26
|
$5,183.21
UAH214,591.45
|
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NIO44.79
|
$0.94
UAH39.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
NIO83.87
|
$1.03
UAH42.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NIO109.12
|
$2.19
UAH90.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NIO961.05
|
$20.50
UAH848.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO268.44
|
$3.71
UAH153.66
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.40
NIO1,559.84
|
$46.28
UAH1,916.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
NIO1,484.67
|
$31.59
UAH1,307.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.79
NIO2,162.75
|
$74.32
UAH3,076.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.04
NIO2,907.56
|
$81.41
UAH3,370.36
|
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