Nicaragua vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$756
$1758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$3963
🏠 One person rent
$299
$902
🏘️ Family rent
$449
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$328
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$2848
$57117
😃 Human freedom index
4.85
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
74.9
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
14
80
🌐 English speaking %
1%
89%
🎓 Higher education
29
95
😀 Quality of life
28
94
🏙️ Population
6.92M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($756) is 57% less expensive than in Sweden ($1758). Nicaragua ranked 140th vs 27th for Sweden in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nicaragua compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 155th and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicaragua vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Nicaragua and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.75
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$7.66
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$967
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$720
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$1734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$343
$1314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$6105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.76
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.69
$24.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.22
$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.22
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.11
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6084
$8198

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Cities Comparison in Nicaragua vs Sweden

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$788
937K
Leon
$759
174K
Masaya
$817
140K
Chinandega
$791
122K
Granada
$706
105K
Esteli
$716
112K
Matagalpa
$665
133K
Jinotega
$503
99.4K
Juigalpa
$796
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$844
14.7K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2439
985K
Gothenburg
$1879
675K
Malmo
$1793
339K
Uppsala
$1625
175K
Orebro
$1251
129K
Vasteras
$1507
132K
Helsingborg
$1504
116K
Solna
$2014
86.5K
Linkoping
$1543
117K
Norrkoping
$1269
98.2K
Eskilstuna
$1463
70.6K
Lund
$1567
98.3K
Sollentuna
$1979
78.2K
Gavle
$1303
86.5K
Jonkoping
$1490
103K
Taby
$1789
78.5K
Umea
$1386
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1842
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1464
74.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
53.4K
Karlstad
$1481
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1430
70.9K
Skovde
$1503
58.3K
Boras
$1544
75.6K
Halmstad
$1358
73K
Trollhattan
$1358
50.1K
Ostersund
$1523
54K
Uddevalla
$1574
56.7K
Tumba
$1794
46.9K
Marsta
$1644
30.6K