Nicaragua vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$2124
🏠 One person rent
$277
$374
🏘️ Family rent
$477
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.2
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$241
💸 GDP per capita
$2613
$1331
😃 Human freedom index
5.27
6.66
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
14
39
🌐 English speaking %
1%
16%
🎓 Higher education
29
49
😀 Quality of life
25
27
🏙️ Population
6.68M
19.6M

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($685) is 9% less expensive than in Zambia ($757). Nicaragua ranked 143rd vs 130th 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 0.5 months in Nicaragua compared to 0.3 months in Zambia. Ranked 156th and 152nd 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
$5.71
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.92
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.27%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1194
$1978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$582
$6923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.92
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.07
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$5.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$6.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.56
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.8
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$22.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6974
$9539

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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 Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$738
2.47M
Kitwe
$917
625K
Ndola
$541
528K
Livingstone
$688
177K
Chingola
$875
255K
Mufulira
$1018
182K
Kasama
$748
158K
Choma
$700
51.8K
Kapiri Mposhi
$687
65.2K
Mansa
$776
45.5K