Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 29.5% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU714.06
|
$4.15
NIO153.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU399.37
|
$5.48
NIO202.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU76.62
|
$0.95
NIO35.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU57.29
|
$0.66
NIO24.18
|
|
pay 11.5% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU97.18
|
$1.43
NIO52.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU265.66
|
$2.35
NIO86.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU166.03
|
$4.24
NIO156.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU150.02
|
$1.88
NIO69.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU164.25
|
$2.20
NIO81.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU50.16
|
$2.80
NIO103.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU46.82
|
$0.60
NIO22.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.27
|
$1.72
NIO63.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU50.64
|
$0.65
NIO24.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.82
|
$1.08
NIO39.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.21
|
$0.97
NIO35.91
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU302.54
|
$5.15
NIO190.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,952.12
|
$30.05
NIO1,109.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,447,479.71
|
$18,168.72
NIO670,548.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU918.47
|
$5.42
NIO199.92
|
|
pay 27.7% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,638.08
|
$44.72
NIO1,650.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,908.55
|
$308.00
NIO11,367.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,072.25
|
$281.86
NIO10,402.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,919.01
|
$52.83
NIO1,949.64
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,598.62
|
$112.78
NIO4,162.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU306,627.32
|
$9,900.00
NIO365,376.71
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU140.43
|
$1.22
NIO44.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU162.77
|
$2.28
NIO84.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU208.91
|
$2.97
NIO109.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,190.04
|
$26.12
NIO964.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU408.92
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,675.74
|
$42.40
NIO1,564.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,998.51
|
$40.36
NIO1,489.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,358.73
|
$58.79
NIO2,169.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,313.85
|
$79.04
NIO2,917.04
|
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