Nicaragua vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$732
$2101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$4583
🏠 One person rent
$288
$1412
🏘️ Family rent
$443
$2441
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$419
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.8
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$3410
💸 GDP per capita
$2848
$49378
😃 Human freedom index
5.27
5.9
❤️ Life expectancy
74.9
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
14
68
🌐 English speaking %
1%
65%
🎓 Higher education
30
68
😀 Quality of life
29
83
🏙️ Population
6.92M
10.9M

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($732) is 65% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($2101). Nicaragua ranked 140th vs 17th for the United Arab Emirates 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 1.6 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 158th and 27th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicaragua vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for Nicaragua and the United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$57.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$11.5
 Cappuccino
$2.16
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$3576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$2450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$99.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1193
$6782
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$580
$5779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.8
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$71.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$70.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$9.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7030
$11633

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Cities Comparison in Nicaragua vs the United Arab Emirates

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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 the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2514
3.94M
Abu Dhabi
$1942
1.57M
Al Ain
$1449
767K
Sharjah
$1419
1.25M
Ajman
$2521
490K
Fujairah
$1228
119K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1183
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1730
29.1K