Nicaragua vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$756
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$299
$452
🏘️ Family rent
$449
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$328
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$128
💸 GDP per capita
$2848
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
4.85
6.8
❤️ Life expectancy
74.9
66.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
14
37
🌐 English speaking %
1%
16%
🎓 Higher education
29
51
😀 Quality of life
28
31
🏙️ Population
6.92M
21.3M

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($756) is 18% less expensive than in Zambia ($927). Nicaragua ranked 140th vs 111th for Zambia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nicaragua compared to 0.1 months in Zambia. Ranked 155th and 146th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicaragua vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Nicaragua and Zambia 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 Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.75
$7.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$1065
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$343
$1027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$58.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
27.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$1939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$5771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.76
$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.69
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$6.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.22
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.22
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.11
$4.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$28.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6084
$15195

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In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$788
937K
Leon
$759
174K
Masaya
$817
140K
Chinandega
$791
122K
Granada
$706
105K
Esteli
$716
112K
Matagalpa
$665
133K
Jinotega
$503
99.4K
Juigalpa
$796
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$844
14.7K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$777
2.47M
Kitwe
$1304
625K
Ndola
$692
528K
Chingola
$1378
255K
Mufulira
$1602
182K
Livingstone
$813
177K
Kasama
$1132
158K
Kapiri Mposhi
$925
65.2K
Choma
$849
51.8K
Mansa
$1166
45.5K