Nicaragua vs Turkmenistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Turkmenistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$732
$1793
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$4130
🏠 One person rent
$288
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$443
$1492
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$754
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.8
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$748
💸 GDP per capita
$2848
$8572
😃 Human freedom index
5.27
4.1
❤️ Life expectancy
74.9
70.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
14
17
🌐 English speaking %
1%
2%
🎓 Higher education
30
1
😀 Quality of life
29
34
🏙️ Population
6.92M
7.49M

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($732) is 59% less expensive than in Turkmenistan ($1793). Nicaragua ranked 140th vs 23rd for Turkmenistan 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 0.4 months in Turkmenistan. Ranked 158th and 143rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicaragua vs Turkmenistan

We calculate prices for Nicaragua and Turkmenistan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 6 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 Turkmenistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$84.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$7.05
 Cappuccino
$2.16
$7.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$673
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$73.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
9.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1193
$4768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$580
$2982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$8.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.8
$9.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$4.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$7.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$6.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$7.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$22.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7030
$25708

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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 Turkmenistan

City Cost of living Population
Ashgabat
$1833
1.03M
Turkmenabat
$1716
231K
Dasoguz
$1770
227K
Mary
$1654
126K
Anau
$1774
29.6K
Baherden
$1796
24.7K