Nicaragua vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$755
$679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1729
🏠 One person rent
$305
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$467
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.1
$93.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$193
$192
💸 GDP per capita
$2848
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
4.85
6.53
❤️ Life expectancy
74.9
67
👮 Corruption perceptions index
14
40
🌐 English speaking %
1%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
29
53
😀 Quality of life
27
37
🏙️ Population
6.92M
68.6M

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($755) is 11% more expensive than in Tanzania ($679). Nicaragua ranked 142nd vs 154th for Tanzania 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 0.3 months in Tanzania. Ranked 165th and 139th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicaragua vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Nicaragua and Tanzania 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 Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$3.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.6
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.04
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.3
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.25%
16.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1244
$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$668
$3677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.97
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.66
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$4.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.22
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$4.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.7
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$41.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6064
$12492

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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 Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$763
4.72M
Zanzibar
$588
710K
Mwanza
$623
706K
Morogoro
$408
207K
Tanga
$544
221K
Mbeya
$469
542K
Dodoma
$506
214K
Arusha
$602
416K
Moshi
$523
145K
Stone Town
$551
18K