Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 28.0% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
$4.15
NIO152.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
$5.48
NIO200.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
$0.95
NIO34.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
$0.66
NIO24.01
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
$1.43
NIO52.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
$2.35
NIO86.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
$4.24
NIO155.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
$1.88
NIO68.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
$2.20
NIO80.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
$2.80
NIO102.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
$0.60
NIO22.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
$1.72
NIO63.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
$0.65
NIO24.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
$1.08
NIO39.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
$0.97
NIO35.66
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
$5.15
NIO188.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
$30.05
NIO1,101.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
$18,168.72
NIO665,904.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
$5.42
NIO198.54
|
|
pay 67.0% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
$44.72
NIO1,639.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
$308.00
NIO11,288.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
$281.86
NIO10,330.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
$52.83
NIO1,936.14
|
|
pay 14.4% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
$112.78
NIO4,133.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
$9,900.00
NIO362,846.61
|
|
pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
$1.22
NIO44.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
$2.28
NIO83.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
$2.97
NIO108.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
$26.12
NIO957.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
$42.40
NIO1,554.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
$40.36
NIO1,479.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
$58.79
NIO2,154.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
$79.04
NIO2,896.85
|
|
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