Nicaragua vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$277
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$477
$558
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.2
$31
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$382
💸 GDP per capita
$2613
$3805
😃 Human freedom index
5.27
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
72.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
14
33
🌐 English speaking %
1%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
29
58
😀 Quality of life
25
47
🏙️ Population
6.68M
109M

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($685) is 15% more expensive than in the Philippines ($594). Nicaragua ranked 143rd vs 163rd for the Philippines in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nicaragua compared to 0.6 months in the Philippines. Ranked 156th and 86th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicaragua vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Nicaragua and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 86 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 Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.71
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.27%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1194
$2302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$582
$1256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.92
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.07
$2.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.56
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.8
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$37.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6974
$4832

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In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$738
937K
Leon
$632
174K
Chinandega
$638
122K
Masaya
$710
140K
Esteli
$598
112K
Jinotega
$455
99.4K
Matagalpa
$624
133K
Granada
$701
105K
Juigalpa
$666
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$839
14.7K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$706
2.96M
Manila
$766
1.85M
Davao
$626
1.78M
Makati
$901
630K
Taguig
$780
887K
Caloocan
$640
1.66M
Valenzuela
$506
715K
Cebu
$709
964K
Pasig
$670
803K
Las Pinas
$589
606K
Paranaque
$621
690K
Muntinlupa
$676
543K
San Jose del Monte
$496
652K
Mandaluyong
$746
426K
Dasmarinas
$400
703K
La Union
$558
822K
Pasay
$770
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$597
728K
Antipolo
$535
887K
Marikina
$546
456K
Imus
$518
497K
Zamboanga
$516
977K
Bacoor
$538
665K
Palawan
$600
940K
Calamba
$486
540K
General Trias
$457
451K
Angeles
$613
463K
General Santos
$440
697K
Cainta
$704
377K
Binangonan
$487
314K