Greece vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$610
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1033
$467
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1200
$193
💸 GDP per capita
$24626
$2848
😃 Human freedom index
7.74
4.85
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
74.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
14
🌐 English speaking %
51%
1%
🎓 Higher education
87
29
😀 Quality of life
74
27
🏙️ Population
10.4M
6.92M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1267) is 68% more expensive than in Nicaragua ($755). Greece ranked 58th vs 142nd 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 0.9 months in Greece compared to 0.3 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 44th and 165th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Nicaragua

We calculate prices for Greece and Nicaragua as a population-weighted mean of 50 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.

Greece Nicaragua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.7
$34.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.47
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$4.16
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$847
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$37.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.61%
10.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3462
$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$668
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$6.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.2
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.64
$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$6.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.71
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.4
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.3
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8343
$6064

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1462
643K
Crete
$1360
623K
Thessaloniki
$1272
310K
Patras
$1104
174K
Piraeus
$1240
168K
Heraklion
$1329
145K
Larissa
$1150
146K
Glyfada
$1663
89.6K
Kallithea
$1318
97.6K
Peristeri
$1192
134K
Kifissia
$1426
48.7K
Nikaia
$1187
88.1K
Volos
$1130
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1286
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1304
72.9K
Rhodes
$1322
54.6K
Chania
$1320
54.6K
Ioannina
$1075
64.9K
Chalcis
$1199
64.5K
Serres
$1108
58.4K
Katerini
$1047
59.2K
Xanthi
$1069
58.8K
Trikala
$1110
61.6K
Alexandroupoli
$1029
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1410
64.9K
Kalamata
$1169
57.7K
Lamia
$954
47.5K
Komotini
$1041
51.7K
Kavala
$1031
52.1K
Drama
$1002
44.3K

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$796
937K
Leon
$754
174K
Chinandega
$787
122K
Matagalpa
$679
133K
Masaya
$812
140K
Esteli
$687
112K
Jinotega
$470
99.4K
Granada
$699
105K
Juigalpa
$782
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$840
14.7K