Germany vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1755
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4140
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$924
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1569
$443
🍽️ Food expenses
$552
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$30.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3290
$204
💸 GDP per capita
$55800
$2848
😃 Human freedom index
8.67
5.27
❤️ Life expectancy
80.5
74.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
14
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
1%
🎓 Higher education
94
30
😀 Quality of life
91
29
🏙️ Population
83.5M
6.92M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1755) is 140% more expensive than in Nicaragua ($732). Germany ranked 24th vs 140th for Nicaragua in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Germany compared to 0.3 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 12th and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Germany vs Nicaragua

We calculate prices for Germany and Nicaragua as a population-weighted mean of 662 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Germany Nicaragua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$4.03
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.32
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$37.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5862
$1193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4371
$580
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.7
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$5.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.79
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.8
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15339
$7030

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2222
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2172
1.91M
Munich
$2463
1.51M
Frankfurt
$2182
776K
Cologne
$1968
1.09M
Dusseldorf
$1979
631K
Stuttgart
$2207
633K
Essen
$1516
587K
Dortmund
$1632
595K
Nuremberg
$1767
526K
Bremen City
$1785
577K
Leipzig
$1690
620K
Dresden
$1555
566K
Hanover
$1828
548K
Mannheim
$1825
317K
Bonn
$1957
336K
Duisburg
$1340
504K
Bielefeld
$1611
338K
Augsburg
$1954
303K
Wiesbaden
$1922
286K
Munster
$1887
323K
Wuppertal
$1488
359K
Braunschweig
$1534
252K
Bochum
$1560
366K
Karlsruhe
$1891
310K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1738
237K
Aachen
$1668
253K
Monchengladbach
$1651
269K
Halle
$1388
242K
Mainz
$1736
223K

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$760
937K
Leon
$735
174K
Chinandega
$770
122K
Masaya
$790
140K
Esteli
$682
112K
Matagalpa
$673
133K
Jinotega
$467
99.4K
Granada
$698
105K
Juigalpa
$768
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$864
14.7K