Nicaragua vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$732
$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$2108
🏠 One person rent
$288
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$443
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.8
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$567
💸 GDP per capita
$2848
$8452
😃 Human freedom index
5.27
7.62
❤️ Life expectancy
74.9
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
14
31
🌐 English speaking %
1%
8%
🎓 Higher education
30
69
😀 Quality of life
29
53
🏙️ Population
6.92M
34.2M

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($732) is 15% less expensive than in Peru ($862). Nicaragua ranked 140th vs 119th for Peru in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nicaragua compared to 0.7 months in Peru. Ranked 158th and 80th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicaragua vs Peru

We calculate prices for Nicaragua and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 32 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.

Nicaragua Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$4.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$6.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1193
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$580
$1642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.8
$18.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$8.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7030
$7113

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Cities Comparison in Nicaragua vs Peru

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$760
937K
Leon
$735
174K
Chinandega
$770
122K
Masaya
$790
140K
Esteli
$682
112K
Matagalpa
$673
133K
Jinotega
$467
99.4K
Granada
$698
105K
Juigalpa
$768
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$864
14.7K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$1040
9.94M
Arequipa
$624
1.01M
Trujillo
$730
920K
Callao
$838
537K
Chiclayo
$667
553K
Piura
$648
473K
Chimbote
$531
395K
Iquitos
$748
378K
Huancayo
$604
378K
Cusco
$681
428K
Juliaca
$594
276K
Cajamarca
$589
201K
Tacna
$445
286K
Tarapoto
$607
240K
Pucallpa
$527
326K
Ica
$732
282K
Huacho
$737
201K
Huanuco
$655
197K
Sullana
$596
162K
Ayacucho
$654
216K
Puno
$563
129K
Huaraz
$595
119K
Talara
$704
99.6K
Pisco
$676
110K
Tumbes
$582
96.9K
Jaen
$609
81.6K
Huaral
$775
79K
Paita
$638
81.2K
Puerto Maldonado
$609
85K
Abancay
$655
72.3K