Italy vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1493
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3660
$1646
🏠 One person rent
$747
$295
🏘️ Family rent
$1331
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.1
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1757
$348
💸 GDP per capita
$38373
$2530
😃 Human freedom index
7.95
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
17
🌐 English speaking %
28.5%
1%
🎓 Higher education
92
29
😀 Quality of life
78
26
🏙️ Population
58.9M
5.14M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1493) is 114% more expensive than in Nicaragua ($699). Italy ranked 35th vs 139th 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 1.2 months in Italy compared to 0.5 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 33rd and 154th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Italy vs Nicaragua

We calculate prices for Italy and Nicaragua as a population-weighted mean of 148 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.

Italy Nicaragua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$428
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$42.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
10.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4368
$1131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2528
$923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$6.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$4.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$8.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.56
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.4
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.2
$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$544
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10528
$6201

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1750
2.75M
Milan
$2146
1.35M
Turin
$1502
842K
Naples
$1449
913K
Genoa
$1498
559K
Palermo
$1211
630K
Bologna
$1671
388K
Florence
$1648
361K
Bari
$1372
316K
Catania
$1229
312K
Verona
$1570
256K
Venice
$1553
250K
Prato
$1528
196K
Messina
$1157
219K
Padua
$1666
206K
Brescia
$1456
196K
Parma
$1478
197K
Trieste
$1362
198K
Modena
$1573
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1394
170K
Rimini
$1471
149K
Livorno
$1454
153K
Ravenna
$1177
156K
Perugia
$1129
162K
Bergamo
$1444
120K
Foggia
$1241
145K
Taranto
$1174
188K
Forli
$1588
116K
Trento
$1605
118K
Monza
$1613
122K

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$774
937K
Leon
$639
174K
Masaya
$712
140K
Chinandega
$638
122K
Esteli
$593
112K
Matagalpa
$550
133K
Jinotega
$457
99.4K
Granada
$697
105K
Juigalpa
$664
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$890
14.7K