Nicaragua vs Turkmenistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Turkmenistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$3569
🏠 One person rent
$277
$796
🏘️ Family rent
$477
$1499
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.2
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$714
💸 GDP per capita
$2613
$8233
😃 Human freedom index
5.27
4.1
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
14
17
🌐 English speaking %
1%
2%
🎓 Higher education
29
1
😀 Quality of life
25
27
🏙️ Population
6.68M
6.12M

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($685) is 56% less expensive than in Turkmenistan ($1561). Nicaragua ranked 143rd vs 26th 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 0.5 months in Nicaragua compared to 0.5 months in Turkmenistan. Ranked 156th and 149th 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
$5.71
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$6.9
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$884
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$1490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$1302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$69.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$90.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.27%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1194
$3873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$582
$2997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.92
$8.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.07
$9.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$5.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$6.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$27.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$25.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.56
$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.8
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$22.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6974
$6128

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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 Turkmenistan

City Cost of living Population
Ashgabat
$1584
1.03M
Turkmenabat
$1523
256K
Dasoguz
$1535
227K
Mary
$1503
126K
Anau
$1553
29.6K
Baherden
$1541
24.7K