Germany vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

Germany Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1442
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3504
$1446
🏠 One person rent
$777
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1455
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$40.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2771
$421
💸 GDP per capita
$51204
$2046
😃 Human freedom index
8.33
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
80.9
71.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
79
19
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
1%
🎓 Higher education
94
32
😀 Quality of life
93
31
🏙️ Population
83.1M
5.14M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1442) is 135% more expensive than in Nicaragua ($614). Germany ranked 30th vs 145th 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 0.7 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 9th and 144th 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
$12.2
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$553
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.23%
13.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5686
$899
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4165
$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75
$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$7.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.95
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.89
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.3
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$7.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$35.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11557
$4038

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2146
3.68M
Hamburg City
$1925
1.85M
Munich
$2067
1.49M
Frankfurt
$1843
764K
Cologne
$1643
1.07M
Stuttgart
$1618
630K
Dusseldorf
$1632
646K
Essen
$1212
582K
Dortmund
$1221
588K
Nuremberg
$1321
516K
Dresden
$1207
559K
Hanover
$1318
543K
Leipzig
$1191
609K
Bremen City
$1393
567K
Duisburg
$1114
496K
Mannheim
$1389
310K
Karlsruhe
$1519
308K
Bielefeld
$1600
334K
Wiesbaden
$1630
279K
Wuppertal
$1194
355K
Braunschweig
$1296
249K
Bonn
$1517
331K
Aachen
$1291
249K
Gelsenkirchen
$1330
259K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1604
231K
Monchengladbach
$1342
260K
Mainz
$1590
217K
Augsburg
$1411
296K
Bochum
$1254
364K
Kiel
$1325
247K

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$650
937K
Chinandega
$541
122K
Leon
$586
174K
Masaya
$617
140K
Matagalpa
$543
133K
Granada
$703
105K
Jinotega
$456
99.4K
Juigalpa
$595
51.8K
Esteli
$548
112K
San Juan del Sur
$860
14.7K