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
UYU739.65
|
$4.15
NIO152.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU413.68
|
$5.48
NIO200.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU79.36
|
$0.95
NIO34.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU59.34
|
$0.66
NIO24.01
|
|
pay 11.5% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU100.66
|
$1.43
NIO52.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU275.18
|
$2.35
NIO86.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU171.98
|
$4.24
NIO155.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU155.39
|
$1.88
NIO68.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU170.13
|
$2.20
NIO80.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU51.96
|
$2.80
NIO102.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU48.50
|
$0.60
NIO22.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU26.18
|
$1.72
NIO63.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU52.46
|
$0.65
NIO24.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU35.04
|
$1.08
NIO39.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU34.40
|
$0.97
NIO35.66
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU313.38
|
$5.15
NIO188.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU2,022.07
|
$30.05
NIO1,101.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,499,348.33
|
$18,168.72
NIO665,904.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU951.38
|
$5.42
NIO198.54
|
|
pay 27.7% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,696.78
|
$44.72
NIO1,639.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU26,836.95
|
$308.00
NIO11,288.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,755.68
|
$281.86
NIO10,330.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU4,059.44
|
$52.83
NIO1,936.14
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU15,121.74
|
$112.78
NIO4,133.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU317,614.92
|
$9,900.00
NIO362,846.61
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU145.46
|
$1.22
NIO44.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU168.60
|
$2.28
NIO83.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU216.40
|
$2.97
NIO108.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,268.52
|
$26.12
NIO957.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU423.57
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,807.46
|
$42.40
NIO1,554.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU2,070.12
|
$40.36
NIO1,479.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,550.75
|
$58.79
NIO2,154.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,468.43
|
$79.04
NIO2,896.85
|
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