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Nicaragua vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 7.1% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.2% less in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 10.4% less in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 39.0% less in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 49.3% less in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 5.7% less in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% more in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Nicaragua

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

Nicaragua vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.2% less for restaurants

	Guinea	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,316	$4.57 NIO167.54	-8.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,341	$6.80 NIO249.70	-36.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,034	$0.82 NIO30.05	-49.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,396	$0.60 NIO22.01	-50.0%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 10.4% less for groceries

	Guinea	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,442	$1.74 NIO63.99	+32.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,387	$3.29 NIO120.87	-64.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,181	$4.55 NIO166.90	-44.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,184	$1.98 NIO72.59	-49.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,560	$2.48 NIO90.82	-12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,024	$1.77 NIO64.95	+39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,577	$0.39 NIO14.44	-64.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,961	$0.82 NIO29.96	-11.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,117	$0.87 NIO32.04	-32.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,253	$1.24 NIO45.67	+72.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,253	$0.88 NIO32.12	+21.2%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 39.0% less for transportation

	Guinea	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,579	$4.95 NIO181.64	-5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF246,814	$5.00 NIO183.61	-82.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF285,885,394	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	-30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF76,801	$5.56 NIO204.17	-37.2%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 49.3% less for housing

	Guinea	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,604,048	$36.35 NIO1,333.96	-80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,462,276	$326.67 NIO11,986.84	-48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,754,801	$283.96 NIO10,419.68	-10.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,150,348	$55.87 NIO2,050.11	-57.9%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 5.7% less for childcare

	Guinea	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$118.12 NIO4,334.53
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,119,145	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	-5.7%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,658	$1.31 NIO47.93	-47.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,721	$2.16 NIO79.30	-34.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,071	$2.66 NIO97.58	+128.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF773,184	$33.69 NIO1,236.40	-62.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,100	$8.00 NIO293.56	+97.4%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,264	$61.83 NIO2,268.67	+209.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF216,580	$61.88 NIO2,270.47	+147.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF259,896	$108.23 NIO3,971.55	+260.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF433,160	$89.99 NIO3,302.29	+80.0%
Average			+174.3%

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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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