Nicaragua vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$755
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1587
🏠 One person rent
$305
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$467
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.1
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$193
$122
💸 GDP per capita
$2848
$1078
😃 Human freedom index
4.85
5.91
❤️ Life expectancy
74.9
68.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
14
25
🌐 English speaking %
1%
44.7%
🎓 Higher education
29
69
😀 Quality of life
27
27
🏙️ Population
6.92M
50M

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($755) is 12% more expensive than in Uganda ($672). Nicaragua ranked 142nd vs 156th for Uganda 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 0.2 months in Uganda. Ranked 165th and 164th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicaragua vs Uganda

We calculate prices for Nicaragua and Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 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 Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.6
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$8.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$396
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1078
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.3
$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.25%
20.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1244
$1084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$668
$1011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.97
$40.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$5.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$4.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.66
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.22
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.7
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6064
$4332

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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 Uganda

City Cost of living Population
Kampala
$722
1.68M
Mbale
$651
586K
Arua
$617
385K
Kira Town
$670
317K
Jinja
$593
279K
Gulu
$627
177K
Kasese
$572
101K
Entebbe
$563
70K
Tororo
$624
41.9K