Nicaragua vs Tajikistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Tajikistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$1583
🏠 One person rent
$277
$270
🏘️ Family rent
$477
$500
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.2
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$189
💸 GDP per capita
$2613
$1161
😃 Human freedom index
5.27
5.38
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
14
19
🌐 English speaking %
1%
5%
🎓 Higher education
29
20
😀 Quality of life
25
20
🏙️ Population
6.68M
9.5M

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($685) is 13% more expensive than in Tajikistan ($607). Nicaragua ranked 143rd vs 161st for Tajikistan 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 0.3 months in Tajikistan. Ranked 156th and 169th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicaragua vs Tajikistan

We calculate prices for Nicaragua and Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.71
$5.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.1
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$32.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.27%
21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1194
$801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$582
$501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.92
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.07
$3.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.56
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.8
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6974
$11573

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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 Tajikistan

City Cost of living Population
Dushanbe
$605
863K
Khujand
$623
199K
Qurghonteppa
$596
127K
Istaravshan
$613
64.3K
Konibodom
$613
54.4K
Buston
$615
29.8K
Tursunzoda
$593
46.7K
Panjakent
$602
33K
Ghafurov
$614
18.4K
Istiklol
$613
14.2K