Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 14.1% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
|
San Marino
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€13.37
|
$4.15
NIO152.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
€6.85
|
$5.48
NIO201.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.53
|
$0.95
NIO35.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.22
|
$0.66
NIO24.10
|
|
pay 30.8% more for groceries
|
San Marino
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
€1.54
|
$1.43
NIO52.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
€6.17
|
$2.35
NIO86.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.80
|
$4.24
NIO155.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
€2.06
|
$1.88
NIO69.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$2.20
NIO81.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$2.80
NIO102.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.60
NIO22.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.72
NIO63.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.65
NIO24.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.47
|
$1.08
NIO39.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$0.97
NIO35.79
|
|
pay 30.7% less for transportation
|
San Marino
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.94
|
$5.15
NIO189.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€31.89
|
$30.05
NIO1,105.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,042.91
€22,118.36
|
$18,168.72
NIO668,368.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.76
€20.88
|
$5.42
NIO199.28
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
|
San Marino
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
€30.61
|
$44.72
NIO1,645.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.09
€488.66
|
$308.00
NIO11,330.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.09
€488.66
|
$281.86
NIO10,368.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.62
€64.90
|
$52.83
NIO1,943.31
|
|
pay 8.5% more for childcare
|
San Marino
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.11
€336.06
|
$112.78
NIO4,148.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€5,143.80
|
$9,900.00
NIO364,189.26
|
|
pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Marino
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.12
|
$1.22
NIO44.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$2.28
NIO83.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.74
€4.55
|
$2.97
NIO109.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
€66.87
|
$26.12
NIO961.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
€6.69
|
$7.30
NIO268.44
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
|
San Marino
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.82
€97.73
|
$42.40
NIO1,559.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€30.86
|
$40.36
NIO1,484.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.18
€102.88
|
$58.79
NIO2,162.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.10
€87.44
|
$79.04
NIO2,907.56
|
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