Nicaragua vs Vanuatu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Vanuatu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$4118
🏠 One person rent
$277
$1224
🏘️ Family rent
$477
$1983
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.2
$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$533
💸 GDP per capita
$2613
$3515
😃 Human freedom index
5.27
6.7
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
70.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
14
50
🌐 English speaking %
1%
83.5%
🎓 Higher education
29
1
😀 Quality of life
25
45
🏙️ Population
6.68M
300K

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($685) is 65% less expensive than in Vanuatu ($1940). Nicaragua ranked 143rd vs 17th for Vanuatu 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 0.3 months in Vanuatu. Ranked 156th and 92nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicaragua vs Vanuatu

We calculate prices for Nicaragua and Vanuatu as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Vanuatu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.71
$9.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$4.35
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$971
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$2709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$1540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.27%
7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1194
$3239
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$582
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.92
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.07
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$5.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$17.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$5.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$9.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.56
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.8
$57.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6974
$6863

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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 Vanuatu

City Cost of living Population
Port Vila
$1938
49K
Luganville
$1946
17.7K