Greece vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1146
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2794
$1658
🏠 One person rent
$546
$304
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$38.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1060
$307
💸 GDP per capita
$20867
$2255
😃 Human freedom index
7.49
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
80.2
73.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
17
🌐 English speaking %
51%
1%
🎓 Higher education
86
29
😀 Quality of life
69
29
🏙️ Population
10.4M
5.14M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1146) is 64% more expensive than in Nicaragua ($699). Greece ranked 57th vs 134th 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 0.4 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 45th and 150th 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
$15.7
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.88
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$286
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3051
$871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2362
$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$6.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.98
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.59
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$4.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.5
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7251
$6239

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Crete
$1144
623K
Athens
$1287
664K
Thessaloniki
$1177
315K
Piraeus
$1097
164K
Patras
$1037
167K
Heraklion
$1075
141K
Larissa
$1067
145K
Peristeri
$1172
140K
Glyfada
$1475
87.3K
Kallithea
$1235
101K
Nikaia
$1137
89.4K
Kifissia
$1467
47.3K
Volos
$1090
86K
Nea Ionia
$1250
67.1K
Nea Smyrni
$1239
73.1K
Ioannina
$1098
65.6K
Komotini
$1001
51K
Lamia
$887
52K
Palaio Faliro
$1334
64K
Trikala
$945
61.7K
Xanthi
$1027
56.1K
Serres
$1027
58.3K
Chania
$1169
53.9K
Alexandroupoli
$907
57.8K
Chalcis
$1086
59.1K
Rhodes
$1061
49.5K
Kalamata
$1058
53K
Katerini
$1047
56K
Agrinio
$943
46.9K
Kozani
$984
41.1K

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$787
937K
Leon
$614
174K
Masaya
$699
140K
Matagalpa
$548
133K
Chinandega
$627
122K
Esteli
$593
112K
Granada
$680
105K
Jinotega
$458
99.4K
Juigalpa
$647
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$805
14.7K