Nicaragua vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$732
$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$1278
🏠 One person rent
$288
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$443
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.8
$49.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$111
💸 GDP per capita
$2848
$634
😃 Human freedom index
5.27
3.78
❤️ Life expectancy
74.9
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
14
13
🌐 English speaking %
1%
9%
🎓 Higher education
30
26
😀 Quality of life
29
16
🏙️ Population
6.92M
40.6M

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($732) is 36% more expensive than in Yemen ($539). Nicaragua ranked 140th vs 178th for Yemen 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 Yemen. Ranked 158th and 183rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicaragua vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Nicaragua and Yemen as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$2.16
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$553
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
12.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1193
$1590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$580
$968
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.8
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$84.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7030
$3196

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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 Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$560
2.96M
Al Hudaydah
$522
618K
Taiz
$522
615K
Aden
$517
507K
Ibb
$512
351K
Dhamar
$500
160K
Mukalla
$500
144K
Sayyan
$498
70K
Sa'dah
$498
70.2K
Zabid
$499
50.8K