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Nicaragua vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 55.7% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.0% more in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 92.0% more in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 32.5% less in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 77.6% more in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 25.4% less in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% more in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 3.5 times more in Nicaragua

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

Nicaragua vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.0% more for restaurants

	Kenya	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 KES483.54	$4.57 NIO167.94	+22.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES797.60	$6.80 NIO250.30	+10.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KES69.35	$0.82 NIO30.12	+52.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 KES57.46	$0.60 NIO22.07	+35.0%
Average			+30.0%

Kenya vs. Nicaragua - Cost of restaurants

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pay 92.0% more for groceries

	Kenya	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 KES69.92	$1.74 NIO64.14	+222.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 KES564.56	$3.29 NIO121.16	-24.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.52 KES325.81	$4.55 NIO167.30	+80.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 KES207.02	$1.98 NIO72.76	+23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.57 KES332.44	$2.48 NIO91.04	-3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 KES139.43	$1.77 NIO65.10	+64.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 KES51.82	$0.39 NIO14.47	-1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 KES89.76	$0.82 NIO30.03	+17.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 KES41.15	$0.87 NIO32.11	+174.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 KES38.16	$1.24 NIO45.78	+321.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 KES47.61	$0.88 NIO32.19	+137.6%
Average			+92.0%

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pay 32.5% less for transportation

	Kenya	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES697.80	$4.95 NIO182.07	-8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.41 KES3,414.73	$5.00 NIO184.05	-81.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,331.14 KES2,499,221.82	$22,973.64 NIO844,998.14	+18.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.74 KES1,775.85	$5.56 NIO204.66	-59.5%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 77.6% more for housing

	Kenya	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.35 KES4,828.30	$36.35 NIO1,337.11	-2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$194.00 KES25,081.46	$326.67 NIO12,015.20	+68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$131.26 KES16,969.29	$283.96 NIO10,444.33	+116.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.47 KES3,163.21	$55.87 NIO2,054.96	+128.3%
Average			+77.6%

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pay 25.4% less for childcare

	Kenya	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$172.28 KES22,273.21	$118.12 NIO4,344.78	-31.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,439.34 KES961,793.28	$6,000.00 NIO220,687.27	-19.3%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 KES262.34	$1.31 NIO48.04	-35.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 KES294.60	$2.16 NIO79.49	-5.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 KES362.04	$2.66 NIO97.81	-5.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.27 KES3,783.60	$33.69 NIO1,239.32	+15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.10 KES789.23	$8.00 NIO294.25	+31.0%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

	Kenya	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.46 KES1,610.26	$61.83 NIO2,274.04	+396.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.02 KES2,588.75	$61.88 NIO2,275.84	+209.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.44 KES4,452.03	$108.23 NIO3,980.95	+214.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.93 KES4,257.35	$89.99 NIO3,310.10	+173.3%
Average			+248.2%

Kenya 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: November 2025

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