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Nicaragua vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 43.1% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 46.3% more in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 4.9% less in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 80.5% more in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 49.0% less in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.2% more in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 66.8% more in Nicaragua

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

Nicaragua vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$4.57 NIO168.02	+141.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$6.80 NIO250.43	+57.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$0.82 NIO30.13	+72.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.60 NIO22.08	+144.0%
Average			+103.9%

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pay 46.3% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$1.74 NIO64.17	+92.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$3.29 NIO121.22	-33.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$4.55 NIO167.38	-13.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$1.98 NIO72.80	+31.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$2.48 NIO91.09	+55.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$1.77 NIO65.14	+23.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.39 NIO14.48	-16.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.82 NIO30.05	+23.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.87 NIO32.13	+74.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$1.24 NIO45.80	+181.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.88 NIO32.21	+89.8%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 4.9% less for transportation

	Hanoi	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$4.95 NIO182.16	+54.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$5.00 NIO184.15	-34.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$22,973.64 NIO845,447.14	-39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$5.56 NIO204.77	-0.8%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 80.5% more for housing

	Hanoi	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$36.35 NIO1,337.82	+319.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$326.67 NIO12,021.58	-6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$283.96 NIO10,449.88	+9.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$55.87 NIO2,056.05	-0.7%
Average			+80.5%

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pay 49.0% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$118.12 NIO4,347.09	-49.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$6,000.00 NIO220,804.53	-49.1%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 58.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$1.31 NIO48.06	+37.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$2.16 NIO79.53	+20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$2.66 NIO97.86	+100.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$33.69 NIO1,239.98	+20.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$8.00 NIO294.41	+111.2%
Average			+58.2%

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pay 66.8% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$61.83 NIO2,275.24	+47.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$61.88 NIO2,277.05	+169.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$108.23 NIO3,983.06	+25.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$89.99 NIO3,311.86	+24.3%
Average			+66.8%

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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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