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Nicaragua vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 12.4% cheaper than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.0% less in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 11.7% more in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 31.4% less in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 6.0% more in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 10.8% more in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% less in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 19.6% less in Nicaragua

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

Nicaragua vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.0% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 ARS16,398.33	$4.57 NIO167.54	-59.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 ARS13,080.64	$6.80 NIO249.70	-24.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 ARS2,539.50	$0.82 NIO30.05	-53.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 ARS2,060.90	$0.60 NIO22.01	-57.9%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 11.7% more for groceries

	Argentina	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 ARS2,828.30	$1.74 NIO63.99	-10.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 ARS7,602.90	$3.29 NIO120.87	-37.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 ARS7,239.43	$4.55 NIO166.90	-9.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ARS3,411.96	$1.98 NIO72.59	-16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 ARS4,356.84	$2.48 NIO90.82	-17.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ARS1,489.58	$1.77 NIO64.95	+71.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,311.43	$0.39 NIO14.44	-56.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS918.92	$0.82 NIO29.96	+28.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,759.09	$0.87 NIO32.04	-28.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ARS766.60	$1.24 NIO45.67	+134.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ARS747.37	$0.88 NIO32.12	+69.4%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 31.4% less for transportation

	Argentina	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ARS5,959.44	$4.95 NIO181.64	+20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.10 ARS33,411.22	$5.00 NIO183.61	-78.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,600.00 ARS39,919,901.70	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	-16.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.28 ARS16,320.50	$5.56 NIO204.17	-50.7%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 6.0% more for housing

	Argentina	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ARS35,223.12	$36.35 NIO1,333.96	+49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.68 ARS563,615.91	$326.67 NIO11,986.84	-16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.74 ARS430,644.43	$283.96 NIO10,419.68	-4.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.36 ARS84,407.07	$55.87 NIO2,050.11	-4.3%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 10.8% more for childcare

	Argentina	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.88 ARS388,903.71	$118.12 NIO4,334.53	-56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,376.06 ARS4,883,046.49	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	+77.7%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ARS3,692.80	$1.31 NIO47.93	-48.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 ARS4,571.51	$2.16 NIO79.30	-31.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 ARS4,756.76	$2.66 NIO97.58	-19.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ARS46,717.74	$33.69 NIO1,236.40	+4.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 ARS9,742.23	$8.00 NIO293.56	+18.8%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 19.6% less for clothing

	Argentina	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 ARS129,604.40	$61.83 NIO2,268.67	-31.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.61 ARS115,148.16	$61.88 NIO2,270.47	-22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.13 ARS166,513.96	$108.23 NIO3,971.55	-6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.12 ARS160,717.92	$89.99 NIO3,302.29	-19.0%
Average			-19.6%

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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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