Nicaragua vs Qatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Qatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$699
$1807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1646
$4088
🏠 One person rent
$295
$1169
🏘️ Family rent
$454
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$348
$3745
💸 GDP per capita
$2530
$87480
😃 Human freedom index
5.48
5.39
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
81.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
58
🌐 English speaking %
1%
30%
🎓 Higher education
29
71
😀 Quality of life
26
77
🏙️ Population
5.14M
2.64M

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($699) is 61% less expensive than in Qatar ($1807). Nicaragua ranked 139th vs 22nd for Qatar 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 2.1 months in Qatar. Ranked 154th and 35th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicaragua vs Qatar

We calculate prices for Nicaragua and Qatar as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Qatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.35
$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$12.5
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$2596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.2
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.51%
5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1131
$4577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$923
$3275
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$16.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.52
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.9
$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.6
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$799
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6201
$11222

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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

In Qatar

City Cost of living Population
Doha
$1810
1.19M
Al Khor
$1719
31.5K