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Nicaragua vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 66.9% more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 69.1% more in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 59.9% more in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 74.5% more in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 46.9% more in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.0% more in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 41.4% more in Nicaragua

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and clothing in Nicaragua are more expensive than in Algiers. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Nicaragua.

Nicaragua vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.1% more for restaurants

	Algiers	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD438.05	$4.57 NIO168.02	+35.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD625.84	$6.80 NIO250.43	+41.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD76.99	$0.82 NIO30.13	+38.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.70	$0.60 NIO22.08	+162.0%
Average			+69.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Algiers	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD22.82	$1.74 NIO64.17	+891.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD660.61	$3.29 NIO121.22	-35.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD486.85	$4.55 NIO167.38	+21.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD229.96	$1.98 NIO72.80	+11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD303.30	$2.48 NIO91.09	+5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD180.85	$1.77 NIO65.14	+27.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD176.50	$0.39 NIO14.48	-71.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.43	$0.82 NIO30.05	+22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.65	$0.87 NIO32.13	+99.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.10	$1.24 NIO45.80	+335.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.92	$0.88 NIO32.21	+234.7%
Average			+140.3%

Algiers vs. Nicaragua - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.9% more for transportation

	Algiers	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD172.35	$4.95 NIO182.16	+272.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,522.08	$5.00 NIO184.15	-57.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD4,714,577.97	$22,973.64 NIO845,447.14	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD448.07	$5.56 NIO204.77	+61.1%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 74.5% more for housing

	Algiers	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,475.05	$36.35 NIO1,337.82	+90.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD28,789.72	$326.67 NIO12,021.58	+47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,025.29	$283.96 NIO10,449.88	+93.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,344.37	$55.87 NIO2,056.05	+66.8%
Average			+74.5%

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pay 46.9% more for childcare

	Algiers	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,848.95	$118.12 NIO4,347.09	+29.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD473,277.36	$6,000.00 NIO220,804.53	+64.5%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD304.42	$1.31 NIO48.06	-44.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD122.01	$2.16 NIO79.53	+129.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD362.15	$2.66 NIO97.86	-4.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,036.92	$33.69 NIO1,239.98	+43.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD668.49	$8.00 NIO294.41	+55.2%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 41.4% more for clothing

	Algiers	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,230.40	$61.83 NIO2,275.24	+53.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,813.86	$61.88 NIO2,277.05	+38.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,186.22	$108.23 NIO3,983.06	+52.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,614.14	$89.99 NIO3,311.86	+21.4%
Average			+41.4%

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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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