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Nicaragua vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 2.6% cheaper than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.0% less in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 57.9% more in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 14.2% less in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 6.3% more in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 37.1% less in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 11.3% less in Nicaragua

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

Nicaragua vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.0% less for restaurants

	Armenia	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$4.57 NIO167.54	-56.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$6.80 NIO249.70	-13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 AMD349.01	$0.82 NIO30.05	-11.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 AMD183.27	$0.60 NIO22.01	+24.2%
Average			-14.0%

Armenia vs. Nicaragua - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.9% more for groceries

	Armenia	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 AMD269.45	$1.74 NIO63.99	+145.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.81 AMD1,445.50	$3.29 NIO120.87	-13.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$4.55 NIO166.90	-25.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 AMD863.05	$1.98 NIO72.59	-13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 AMD1,237.42	$2.48 NIO90.82	-24.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 AMD221.83	$1.77 NIO64.95	+202.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD275.27	$0.39 NIO14.44	-45.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD268.93	$0.82 NIO29.96	+15.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD324.52	$0.87 NIO32.04	+2.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$1.24 NIO45.67	+233.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.41	$0.88 NIO32.12	+158.6%
Average			+57.9%

Armenia vs. Nicaragua - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.2% less for transportation

	Armenia	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 AMD1,825.49	$4.95 NIO181.64	+2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	$5.00 NIO183.61	-78.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	-31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.69 AMD1,399.75	$5.56 NIO204.17	+50.8%
Average			-14.2%

Armenia vs. Nicaragua - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.3% more for housing

	Armenia	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.69 AMD6,713.11	$36.35 NIO1,333.96	+105.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.92 AMD184,381.50	$326.67 NIO11,986.84	-32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$356.67 AMD135,335.92	$283.96 NIO10,419.68	-20.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.88 AMD29,171.58	$55.87 NIO2,050.11	-27.3%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 37.1% less for childcare

	Armenia	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.59 AMD109,126.10	$118.12 NIO4,334.53	-58.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	-15.4%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AMD668.51	$1.31 NIO47.93	-25.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 AMD1,155.88	$2.16 NIO79.30	-29.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 AMD907.86	$2.66 NIO97.58	+11.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.29 AMD20,220.23	$33.69 NIO1,236.40	-36.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.22 AMD1,980.78	$8.00 NIO293.56	+53.3%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

	Armenia	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.81 AMD31,802.84	$61.83 NIO2,268.67	-26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 AMD20,181.21	$61.88 NIO2,270.47	+16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.25	$108.23 NIO3,971.55	-21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.08 AMD39,493.90	$89.99 NIO3,302.29	-13.5%
Average			-11.3%

Armenia vs. Nicaragua - Cost of clothing

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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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