Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 9.3% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 44.2% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB80.41
|
$4.15
NIO152.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB207.49
|
$5.48
NIO201.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.29
|
$0.95
NIO35.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.08
|
$0.66
NIO24.10
|
|
pay 31.7% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB48.22
|
$1.43
NIO52.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB281.32
|
$2.35
NIO86.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB230.39
|
$4.24
NIO155.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB70.53
|
$1.88
NIO69.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.47
|
$2.20
NIO81.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.42
|
$2.80
NIO102.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.94
|
$0.60
NIO22.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB28.10
|
$1.72
NIO63.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.70
|
$0.65
NIO24.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.86
|
$1.08
NIO39.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.46
|
$0.97
NIO35.79
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB153.97
|
$5.15
NIO189.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB876.58
|
$30.05
NIO1,105.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,080,943.73
|
$18,168.72
NIO668,368.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB333.15
|
$5.42
NIO199.28
|
|
pay 40.2% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB590.56
|
$44.72
NIO1,645.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,414.91
|
$308.00
NIO11,330.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,762.97
|
$281.86
NIO10,368.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,901.63
|
$52.83
NIO1,943.31
|
|
pay 35.6% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,775.64
|
$112.78
NIO4,148.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB356,523.92
|
$9,900.00
NIO364,189.26
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.82
|
$1.22
NIO44.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB65.47
|
$2.28
NIO83.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB132.60
|
$2.97
NIO109.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,681.66
|
$26.12
NIO961.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB186.84
|
$7.30
NIO268.44
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,331.01
|
$42.40
NIO1,559.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,011.94
|
$40.36
NIO1,484.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,853.16
|
$58.79
NIO2,162.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,259.41
|
$79.04
NIO2,907.56
|
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