Nicaragua vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicaragua Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$732
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$288
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$443
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.8
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$233
💸 GDP per capita
$2848
$2656
😃 Human freedom index
5.27
4.87
❤️ Life expectancy
74.9
62.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
14
21
🌐 English speaking %
1%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
30
50
😀 Quality of life
29
28
🏙️ Population
6.92M
16.6M

The average cost of living in Nicaragua ($732) is 16% less expensive than in Zimbabwe ($876). Nicaragua ranked 140th vs 116th for Zimbabwe 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 0.3 months in Zimbabwe. Ranked 158th and 160th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicaragua vs Zimbabwe

We calculate prices for Nicaragua and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$47.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.52
 Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$79.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
13.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1193
$1238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$580
$801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.8
$20.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.41
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$8.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7030
$8189

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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 Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$1021
2.15M
Masvingo
$873
1.64M
Bulawayo
$658
666K
Chitungwiza
$751
371K
Mutare
$755
225K
Gweru
$587
141K
Kadoma
$761
116K
Kwekwe
$716
93.1K
Marondera
$779
52.3K
Chinhoyi
$650
56.8K