Cost of living comparison

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Nicaragua vs. Granada Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 33.0% more expensive than Granada.

Restaurants: pay 0.9% less in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 32.1% more in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 12.2% more in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 9.7% less in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 4.9% less in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% more in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Nicaragua

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

Nicaragua vs. Granada Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.9% less for restaurants

	Granada	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.24 NIO155.96	$4.57 NIO168.02	+7.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 NIO257.61	$6.80 NIO250.43	-2.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.13	$0.82 NIO30.13
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NIO23.92	$0.60 NIO22.08	-7.7%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 32.1% more for groceries

	Granada	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$1.56 NIO57.50	$1.74 NIO64.17	+11.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.48 NIO91.27	$3.29 NIO121.22	+32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.42 NIO162.52	$4.55 NIO167.38	+3.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 NIO55.20	$1.98 NIO72.80	+31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 NIO82.80	$2.48 NIO91.09	+10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO65.14	$1.77 NIO65.14
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.48	$0.39 NIO14.48
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO30.05	$0.82 NIO30.05
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 NIO16.69	$0.87 NIO32.13	+92.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NIO46.00	$1.24 NIO45.80	-0.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 NIO18.36	$0.88 NIO32.21	+75.4%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 12.2% more for transportation

	Granada	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.89 NIO180.03	$4.95 NIO182.16	+1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.00 NIO147.20	$5.00 NIO184.15	+25.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO845,447.14	$22,973.64 NIO845,447.14
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.05 NIO185.75	$5.56 NIO204.77	+10.2%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 9.7% less for housing

	Granada	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.87 NIO1,356.96	$36.35 NIO1,337.82	-1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$383.33 NIO14,106.96	$326.67 NIO12,021.58	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$275.00 NIO10,120.21	$283.96 NIO10,449.88	+3.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.42 NIO2,775.37	$55.87 NIO2,056.05	-25.9%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 4.9% less for childcare

	Granada	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$124.17 NIO4,569.43	$118.12 NIO4,347.09	-4.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO220,804.53	$6,000.00 NIO220,804.53
Average			-4.9%

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pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Granada	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.30 NIO48.00	$1.31 NIO48.06	+0.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 NIO63.47	$2.16 NIO79.53	+25.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.86	$2.66 NIO97.86
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.00 NIO1,288.03	$33.69 NIO1,239.98	-3.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO294.41	$8.00 NIO294.41
Average			+7.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Granada	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.00 NIO552.01	$61.83 NIO2,275.24	+312.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00 NIO1,104.02	$61.88 NIO2,277.05	+106.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$35.00 NIO1,288.03	$108.23 NIO3,983.06	+209.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.50 NIO1,306.43	$89.99 NIO3,311.86	+153.5%
Average			+195.3%

Granada 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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