Nicaragua vs Trinidad and Tobago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Trinidad and Tobago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$732
$1129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$288
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$443
$844
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$479
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.8
$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$953
💸 GDP per capita
$2848
$19315
😃 Human freedom index
5.27
7.57
❤️ Life expectancy
74.9
73.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
14
41
🌐 English speaking %
1%
87.7%
🎓 Higher education
30
27
😀 Quality of life
29
47
🏙️ Population
6.92M
1.37M

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($732) is 35% less expensive than in Trinidad and Tobago ($1129). Nicaragua ranked 140th vs 77th for Trinidad and Tobago 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 0.8 months in Trinidad and Tobago. Ranked 158th and 108th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicaragua vs Trinidad and Tobago

We calculate prices for Nicaragua and Trinidad and Tobago as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 5 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 Trinidad and Tobago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$9.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$7.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.89
 Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$365
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1215
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$859
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$67.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1193
$3530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$580
$1670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.8
$9.25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$9.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$9.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7030
$8014

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$760
937K
Leon
$735
174K
Chinandega
$770
122K
Masaya
$790
140K
Esteli
$682
112K
Matagalpa
$673
133K
Jinotega
$467
99.4K
Granada
$698
105K
Juigalpa
$768
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$864
14.7K

In Trinidad and Tobago

City Cost of living Population
Chaguanas
$1079
83.5K
Port of Spain
$1248
84.1K
San Fernando
$1007
55.4K
Scarborough
$1111
17K
San Juan
$1213
13.8K