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
RSD791
|
$4.15
NIO153.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
$5.48
NIO202.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD178
|
$0.95
NIO35.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD128
|
$0.66
NIO24.18
|
|
pay 79.8% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
$1.43
NIO52.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD441
|
$2.35
NIO86.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD537
|
$4.24
NIO156.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
$1.88
NIO69.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD325
|
$2.20
NIO81.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD53
|
$2.80
NIO103.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD84
|
$0.60
NIO22.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD71
|
$1.72
NIO63.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD90
|
$0.65
NIO24.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$1.08
NIO39.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD48
|
$0.97
NIO35.91
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD691
|
$5.15
NIO190.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
$30.05
NIO1,109.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
$18,168.72
NIO670,548.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD789
|
$5.42
NIO199.92
|
|
pay 10.7% more for housing
Serbia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
$44.72
NIO1,650.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
$308.00
NIO11,367.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
$281.86
NIO10,402.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
$52.83
NIO1,949.64
|
|
pay 15.6% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
$112.78
NIO4,162.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
$9,900.00
NIO365,376.71
|
|
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD225
|
$1.22
NIO44.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD186
|
$2.28
NIO84.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
$2.97
NIO109.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
$26.12
NIO964.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD502
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
$42.40
NIO1,564.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
$40.36
NIO1,489.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
$58.79
NIO2,169.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
$79.04
NIO2,917.04
|
|
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