Nicaragua vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$755
$544
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1274
🏠 One person rent
$305
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$467
$333
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.1
$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$193
$60.8
💸 GDP per capita
$2848
$847
😃 Human freedom index
4.85
3.27
❤️ Life expectancy
74.9
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
14
15
🌐 English speaking %
1%
4%
🎓 Higher education
29
38
😀 Quality of life
27
18
🏙️ Population
6.92M
24.7M

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($755) is 39% more expensive than in Syria ($544). Nicaragua ranked 142nd vs 177th for Syria 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 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 165th and 182nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicaragua vs Syria

We calculate prices for Nicaragua and Syria as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.6
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.89
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$91.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$67.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.3
$44.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.25%
14.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1244
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$668
$453
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.97
$8.62
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$11.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.66
$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.22
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$4.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$3.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.7
$33.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$59.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6064
$2066

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In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$796
937K
Leon
$754
174K
Chinandega
$787
122K
Matagalpa
$679
133K
Masaya
$812
140K
Esteli
$687
112K
Jinotega
$470
99.4K
Granada
$699
105K
Juigalpa
$782
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$840
14.7K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Aleppo
$524
2M
Damascus
$675
2.69M
Homs
$385
775K
Hama
$446
697K
Latakia
$449
709K
Raqqa
$492
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$499
272K
Qamishli
$476
184K
Al-Hasakah
$485
188K
Idlib
$552
165K