Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 58.5% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 80.2% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,751
|
$4.15
NIO153.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$5.48
NIO202.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$0.95
NIO35.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$0.66
NIO24.18
|
|
pay 63.5% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$1.43
NIO52.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$2.35
NIO86.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$4.24
NIO156.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$1.88
NIO69.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$2.20
NIO81.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$2.80
NIO103.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$0.60
NIO22.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$1.72
NIO63.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$0.65
NIO24.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$1.08
NIO39.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$0.97
NIO35.91
|
|
pay 79.7% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$5.15
NIO190.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$30.05
NIO1,109.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
$18,168.72
NIO670,548.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$5.42
NIO199.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$44.72
NIO1,650.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$308.00
NIO11,367.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$281.86
NIO10,402.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$52.83
NIO1,949.64
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$112.78
NIO4,162.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$9,900.00
NIO365,376.71
|
|
pay 70.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$1.22
NIO44.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$2.28
NIO84.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$2.97
NIO109.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$26.12
NIO964.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$42.40
NIO1,564.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$40.36
NIO1,489.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$58.79
NIO2,169.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$79.04
NIO2,917.04
|
|
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