Cost of living comparison

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Nicaragua vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 7.8% cheaper than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.9% less in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 26.2% more in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 55.8% less in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 13.0% more in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 9.6% more in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% less in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 12.2% more in Nicaragua

The cost of groceries, housing, clothing, and childcare in Nicaragua are more expensive than in Albania. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nicaragua.

Nicaragua vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Albania, you would:

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pay 38.9% less for restaurants

	Albania	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.59 ALL798	$4.57 NIO167.54	-52.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.67 ALL722	$6.80 NIO249.70	-21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 ALL147	$0.82 NIO30.05	-53.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 ALL69	$0.60 NIO22.01	-28.0%
Average			-38.9%

Albania vs. Nicaragua - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.2% more for groceries

	Albania	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ALL85	$1.74 NIO63.99	+69.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.40 ALL450	$3.29 NIO120.87	-39.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.89 ALL657	$4.55 NIO166.90	-42.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.20 ALL267	$1.98 NIO72.59	-38.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ALL272	$2.48 NIO90.82	-24.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 ALL54	$1.77 NIO64.95	+173.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 ALL94	$0.39 NIO14.44	-65.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL62	$0.82 NIO29.96	+10.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL55	$0.87 NIO32.04	+32.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ALL42	$1.24 NIO45.67	+144.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ALL44	$0.88 NIO32.12	+66.4%
Average			+26.2%

Albania vs. Nicaragua - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.8% less for transportation

	Albania	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 ALL688	$4.95 NIO181.64	-40.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.40 ALL1,615	$5.00 NIO183.61	-74.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,384.43 ALL2,613,362	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	-26.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.95 ALL2,577	$5.56 NIO204.17	-82.0%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 13.0% more for housing

	Albania	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.59 ALL1,382	$36.35 NIO1,333.96	+119.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$521.48 ALL43,423	$326.67 NIO11,986.84	-37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.61 ALL29,778	$283.96 NIO10,419.68	-20.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.56 ALL5,126	$55.87 NIO2,050.11	-9.2%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 9.6% more for childcare

	Albania	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$175.46 ALL14,611	$118.12 NIO4,334.53	-32.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,951.26 ALL329,019	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	+51.9%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.46 ALL205	$1.31 NIO47.93	-46.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.95 ALL162	$2.16 NIO79.30	+11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 ALL358	$2.66 NIO97.58	-38.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.57 ALL4,378	$33.69 NIO1,236.40	-35.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.66 ALL638	$8.00 NIO293.56	+4.5%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 12.2% more for clothing

	Albania	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.19 ALL4,512	$61.83 NIO2,268.67	+14.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.78 ALL3,313	$61.88 NIO2,270.47	+55.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.48 ALL7,867	$108.23 NIO3,971.55	+14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.08 ALL11,581	$89.99 NIO3,302.29	-35.3%
Average			+12.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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