Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 5.9% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD800
|
$4.15
NIO152.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
$5.48
NIO200.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$0.95
NIO34.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$0.66
NIO24.01
|
|
pay 79.8% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$1.43
NIO52.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$2.35
NIO86.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD543
|
$4.24
NIO155.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$1.88
NIO68.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$2.20
NIO80.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$2.80
NIO102.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.60
NIO22.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$1.72
NIO63.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$0.65
NIO24.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$1.08
NIO39.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.97
NIO35.66
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD698
|
$5.15
NIO188.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
$30.05
NIO1,101.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
$18,168.72
NIO665,904.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD797
|
$5.42
NIO198.54
|
|
pay 10.7% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
$44.72
NIO1,639.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
$308.00
NIO11,288.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
$281.86
NIO10,330.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
$52.83
NIO1,936.14
|
|
pay 15.6% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
$112.78
NIO4,133.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
$9,900.00
NIO362,846.61
|
|
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD227
|
$1.22
NIO44.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD188
|
$2.28
NIO83.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
$2.97
NIO108.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
$26.12
NIO957.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
$42.40
NIO1,554.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
$40.36
NIO1,479.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
$58.79
NIO2,154.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
$79.04
NIO2,896.85
|
|
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