Nicaragua vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$2665
🏠 One person rent
$277
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$477
$1064
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.2
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$1273
💸 GDP per capita
$2613
$24491
😃 Human freedom index
5.27
8.2
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
77.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
14
49
🌐 English speaking %
1%
25.9%
🎓 Higher education
29
76
😀 Quality of life
25
70
🏙️ Population
6.68M
5.45M

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($685) is 40% less expensive than in Slovakia ($1146). Nicaragua ranked 143rd vs 61st for Slovakia 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 1.1 months in Slovakia. Ranked 156th and 43rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicaragua vs Slovakia

We calculate prices for Nicaragua and Slovakia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 23 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 Slovakia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.71
$8.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$785
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.27%
4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1194
$3801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$582
$2864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.92
$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.07
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$5.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.56
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.8
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$67.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6974
$8484

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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 Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1275
476K
Kosice
$1260
229K
Petrzalka
$1202
114K
Nitra
$1039
77.6K
Zilina
$1046
82.7K
Presov
$947
84.8K
Trnava
$1181
63.8K
Martin
$1039
51.1K
Banska Bystrica
$1080
76K
Trencin
$1118
54.7K
Prievidza
$892
45K
Zvolen
$1237
39.8K
Povazska Bystrica
$1085
37.7K
Poprad
$1108
49.9K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1041
30.5K
Nove Zamky
$1019
37.8K
Michalovce
$1067
36.7K
Spisska Nova Ves
$988
35.4K
Komarno
$1045
32.3K
Ruzomberok
$1050
27.4K
Levice
$987
32K
Lucenec
$922
25.9K
Piestany
$935
26.7K