Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 4.5% cheaper than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 32.5% more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.26
|
$4.15
NIO152.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.31
|
$5.48
NIO201.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.95
NIO35.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$0.66
NIO24.10
|
|
pay 29.7% more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$1.43
NIO52.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
$2.35
NIO86.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.40
|
$4.24
NIO155.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.68
|
$1.88
NIO69.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.10
|
$2.20
NIO81.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$2.80
NIO102.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.60
NIO22.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$1.72
NIO63.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.65
NIO24.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$1.08
NIO39.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.97
NIO35.79
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$5.15
NIO189.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.53
|
$30.05
NIO1,105.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,901.05
|
$18,168.72
NIO668,368.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.04
|
$5.42
NIO199.28
|
|
pay 24.2% less for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.44
|
$44.72
NIO1,645.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,442.91
|
$308.00
NIO11,330.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,049.61
|
$281.86
NIO10,368.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.69
|
$52.83
NIO1,943.31
|
|
pay 0.2% more for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,137.85
|
$112.78
NIO4,148.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,765.47
|
$9,900.00
NIO364,189.26
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.39
|
$1.22
NIO44.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.38
|
$2.28
NIO83.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.96
|
$2.97
NIO109.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR370.08
|
$26.12
NIO961.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.43
|
$7.30
NIO268.44
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.10
|
$42.40
NIO1,559.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.80
|
$40.36
NIO1,484.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR344.12
|
$58.79
NIO2,162.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.15
|
$79.04
NIO2,907.56
|
|
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