Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 74.8% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 27.4% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.26
|
$4.15
NIO153.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH212.91
|
$5.48
NIO202.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.03
|
$0.95
NIO35.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.22
|
$0.66
NIO24.18
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.39
|
$1.43
NIO52.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.68
|
$2.35
NIO86.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.15
|
$4.24
NIO156.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.26
|
$1.88
NIO69.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.52
|
$2.20
NIO81.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.00
|
$2.80
NIO103.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.37
|
$0.60
NIO22.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.12
|
$1.72
NIO63.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH32.96
|
$0.65
NIO24.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
$1.08
NIO39.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.77
|
$0.97
NIO35.91
|
|
pay 52.0% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.67
|
$5.15
NIO190.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH426.34
|
$30.05
NIO1,109.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,076,681.25
|
$18,168.72
NIO670,548.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.45
|
$5.42
NIO199.92
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.31
|
$44.72
NIO1,650.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,327.18
|
$308.00
NIO11,367.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,770.48
|
$281.86
NIO10,402.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,352.79
|
$52.83
NIO1,949.64
|
|
pay 16.2% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,261.72
|
$112.78
NIO4,162.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH214,739.82
|
$9,900.00
NIO365,376.71
|
|
pay 62.1% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.03
|
$1.22
NIO44.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.57
|
$2.28
NIO84.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.72
|
$2.97
NIO109.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH849.45
|
$26.12
NIO964.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.76
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,917.48
|
$42.40
NIO1,564.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,308.75
|
$40.36
NIO1,489.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,079.04
|
$58.79
NIO2,169.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,372.69
|
$79.04
NIO2,917.04
|
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