Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 25.6% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
AED29.44
|
$4.15
NIO152.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
$5.48
NIO200.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AED3.73
|
$0.95
NIO34.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.09
|
$0.66
NIO24.01
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$1.43
NIO52.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
$2.35
NIO86.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
AED24.96
|
$4.24
NIO155.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
$1.88
NIO68.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
AED12.22
|
$2.20
NIO80.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$2.80
NIO102.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
$0.60
NIO22.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
$1.72
NIO63.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
AED2.07
|
$0.65
NIO24.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$1.08
NIO39.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
AED1.74
|
$0.97
NIO35.66
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
AED11.23
|
$5.15
NIO188.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
$30.05
NIO1,101.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,240.06
AED155,148.17
|
$18,168.72
NIO665,904.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
AED31.07
|
$5.42
NIO198.54
|
|
pay 64.2% less for housing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
$44.72
NIO1,639.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,395.59
AED5,126.00
|
$308.00
NIO11,288.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.52
AED3,619.84
|
$281.86
NIO10,330.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
$52.83
NIO1,936.14
|
|
pay 28.2% less for childcare
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.75
AED1,864.99
|
$112.78
NIO4,133.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,162.28
AED29,980.14
|
$9,900.00
NIO362,846.61
|
|
pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.55
AED38.75
|
$1.22
NIO44.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
AED18.46
|
$2.28
NIO83.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
$2.97
NIO108.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
AED311.88
|
$26.12
NIO957.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
AED47.13
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 31.7% less for clothing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
$42.40
NIO1,554.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
$40.36
NIO1,479.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.31
AED342.72
|
$58.79
NIO2,154.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.50
AED354.43
|
$79.04
NIO2,896.85
|
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