Nicaragua vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$732
$1342
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$3037
🏠 One person rent
$288
$782
🏘️ Family rent
$443
$1267
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.8
$68.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$1602
💸 GDP per capita
$2848
$25023
😃 Human freedom index
5.27
7.72
❤️ Life expectancy
74.9
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
14
53
🌐 English speaking %
1%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
30
84
😀 Quality of life
29
74
🏙️ Population
6.92M
36.6M

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($732) is 45% less expensive than in Poland ($1342). Nicaragua ranked 140th vs 47th for Poland 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 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 158th and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicaragua vs Poland

We calculate prices for Nicaragua and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 79 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 Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$3.83
 Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$555
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
6.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1193
$3707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$580
$2730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.8
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$9.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$87.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7030
$9523

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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 Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1978
1.86M
Krakow
$1580
804K
Wroclaw
$1592
674K
Lodz
$1338
649K
Poznan
$1420
547K
Gdansk
$1519
488K
Szczecin
$1166
388K
Gdynia
$1478
245K
Lublin
$1323
335K
Katowice
$1137
278K
Bydgoszcz
$1103
325K
Rzeszow
$1200
196K
Bialystok
$1148
290K
Torun
$926
198K
Kielce
$1097
187K
Czestochowa
$1033
205K
Gliwice
$1026
174K
Zabrze
$1147
157K
Sosnowiec
$1093
186K
Olsztyn
$1182
170K
Bytom
$1043
153K
Radom
$1008
202K
Bielsko-Biala
$1201
169K
Ruda Slaska
$1085
134K
Zielona Gora
$1107
140K
Opole
$1230
127K
Tychy
$1054
125K
Rybnik
$1010
134K
Elblag
$1074
115K
Chorzow
$1038
104K