Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 19.7% more expensive than Venezuela overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 38.5% less in Nicaragua
- Groceries
-
pay 8.7% more in Nicaragua
- Transportation
-
pay 12.0% more in Nicaragua
- Housing
-
pay 2.0 times more in Nicaragua
- Childcare
-
pay 57.7% more in Nicaragua
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.4% more in Nicaragua
- Clothing
-
pay 5.1% less in Nicaragua
The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Nicaragua are more expensive than in Venezuela. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Nicaragua. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Nicaragua.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$4.15
NIO152.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$5.48
NIO201.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$0.95
NIO35.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$0.66
NIO24.10
|
|
pay 8.7% more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$1.43
NIO52.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$2.35
NIO86.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$4.24
NIO156.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$1.88
NIO69.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$2.20
NIO81.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$2.80
NIO102.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.60
NIO22.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$1.72
NIO63.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.65
NIO24.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$1.08
NIO39.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.97
NIO35.80
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$5.15
NIO189.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$30.05
NIO1,105.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$18,168.72
NIO668,447.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$5.42
NIO199.30
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$44.72
NIO1,645.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$308.00
NIO11,331.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$281.86
NIO10,370.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$52.83
NIO1,943.53
|
|
pay 57.7% more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$112.78
NIO4,149.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$9,900.00
NIO364,231.99
|
|
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$1.22
NIO44.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$2.28
NIO83.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$2.97
NIO109.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$26.12
NIO961.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$7.30
NIO268.48
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$42.40
NIO1,560.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$40.36
NIO1,484.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$58.79
NIO2,163.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$79.04
NIO2,907.91
|
|
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