India vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

India Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$420
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1017
$1446
🏠 One person rent
$174
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$323
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$160
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$40.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$532
$421
💸 GDP per capita
$2257
$2046
😃 Human freedom index
6.3
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
71.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
19
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
1%
🎓 Higher education
73
32
😀 Quality of life
42
31
🏙️ Population
1.33B
5.14M

The average cost of living in India ($420) is 32% less expensive than in Nicaragua ($614). India ranked 191st 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 1.3 months in India compared to 0.7 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 119th and 144th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Nicaragua

We calculate prices for India and Nicaragua as a population-weighted mean of 220 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.

India Nicaragua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.77
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.9
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$241
$306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.4
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.05
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.46%
13.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$899
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$809
$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$7.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.94
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$3.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$6.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.29
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.5
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$7.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.4
$35.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.6
$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1571
$4038

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Cities Comparison in India vs Nicaragua

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$468
26.5M
Bangalore
$482
12.3M
Mumbai
$625
15.4M
Chennai
$415
10.3M
Hyderabad
$442
9.31M
Pune
$469
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$832
7.65M
Kolkata
$364
4.5M
Surat
$426
5.94M
Lucknow
$359
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$486
2.04M
Kanpur
$428
2.77M
Thane
$506
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$406
2.38M
Mirzapur
$370
2.5M
Jaipur
$371
3.07M
Nagpur
$391
2.41M
Kalyan
$331
1.25M
Agra
$410
1.59M
Navi Mumbai
$469
1.12M
Indore
$337
1.99M
Bhopal
$312
1.8M
Chandigarh
$399
1.06M
Mysore
$329
1.01M
Gurgaon
$485
877K
Jamshedpur
$358
1.56M
Bilaspur
$288
1.63M
Faridabad
$385
1.4M
Vadodara
$333
2.07M
Nashik
$366
1.49M

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