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Nicaragua vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 17.0% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.6% less in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 82.1% more in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 8.2% less in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 23.9% more in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 23.8% more in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% less in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 13.1% more in Nicaragua

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

Nicaragua vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.6% less for restaurants

	Georgia	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.63 GEL26.00	$4.57 NIO167.54	-52.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.59 GEL23.20	$6.80 NIO249.70	-20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 GEL2.19	$0.82 NIO30.05	+1.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 GEL1.28	$0.60 NIO22.01	+26.1%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 82.1% more for groceries

	Georgia	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 GEL1.47	$1.74 NIO63.99	+219.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 GEL9.70	$3.29 NIO120.87	-8.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.97 GEL18.83	$4.55 NIO166.90	-34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 GEL6.37	$1.98 NIO72.59	-16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.31 GEL6.23	$2.48 NIO90.82	+7.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 GEL1.39	$1.77 NIO64.95	+245.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.87	$0.39 NIO14.44	-43.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GEL1.83	$0.82 NIO29.96	+20.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.04	$0.87 NIO32.04	+15.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 GEL0.85	$1.24 NIO45.67	+295.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.78	$0.88 NIO32.12	+201.5%
Average			+82.1%

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pay 8.2% less for transportation

	Georgia	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 GEL11.56	$4.95 NIO181.64	+15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 GEL32.90	$5.00 NIO183.61	-58.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	+24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.44 GEL17.40	$5.56 NIO204.17	-13.7%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 23.9% more for housing

	Georgia	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL42.43	$36.35 NIO1,333.96	+131.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.75 GEL1,195.43	$326.67 NIO11,986.84	-26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.10 GEL845.36	$283.96 NIO10,419.68	-9.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.90 GEL150.93	$55.87 NIO2,050.11	-0.1%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 23.8% more for childcare

	Georgia	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$197.25 GEL532.57	$118.12 NIO4,334.53	-40.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,197.12 GEL8,632.22	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	+87.7%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 GEL4.50	$1.31 NIO47.93	-21.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.49 GEL6.73	$2.16 NIO79.30	-13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 GEL8.04	$2.66 NIO97.58	-10.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.86 GEL121.13	$33.69 NIO1,236.40	-24.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.33 GEL14.40	$8.00 NIO293.56	+50.0%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 13.1% more for clothing

	Georgia	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.76 GEL174.86	$61.83 NIO2,268.67	-4.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.85 GEL110.30	$61.88 NIO2,270.47	+51.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.01 GEL270.02	$108.23 NIO3,971.55	+8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.77 GEL250.47	$89.99 NIO3,302.29	-3.0%
Average			+13.1%

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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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