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Nicaragua vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 7.8% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 22.6% less in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 39.3% more in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 13.2% less in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 45.4% more in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 70.0% less in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.7% less in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 10.9% less in Nicaragua

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

Nicaragua vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.6% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$4.57 NIO168.02	-61.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$6.80 NIO250.43	+14.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$0.82 NIO30.13	-40.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.60 NIO22.08	-1.9%
Average			-22.6%

Moscow vs. Nicaragua - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.3% more for groceries

	Moscow	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.74 NIO64.17	+106.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$3.29 NIO121.22	-47.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$4.55 NIO167.38	-1.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$1.98 NIO72.80	+17.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$2.48 NIO91.09	+0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.77 NIO65.14	+118.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.39 NIO14.48	-54.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.82 NIO30.05	-9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.87 NIO32.13	-46.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$1.24 NIO45.80	+191.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.88 NIO32.21	+158.5%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 13.2% less for transportation

	Moscow	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$4.95 NIO182.16	+74.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$5.00 NIO184.15	-86.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$22,973.64 NIO845,447.14	-37.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$5.56 NIO204.77	-2.9%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 45.4% more for housing

	Moscow	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$36.35 NIO1,337.82	+365.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$326.67 NIO12,021.58	-73.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$283.96 NIO10,449.88	-60.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$55.87 NIO2,056.05	-49.5%
Average			+45.4%

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pay 70.0% less for childcare

	Moscow	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$118.12 NIO4,347.09	-82.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$6,000.00 NIO220,804.53	-58.0%
Average			-70.0%

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pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$1.31 NIO48.06	-68.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$2.16 NIO79.53	-31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$2.66 NIO97.86	-10.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$33.69 NIO1,239.98	-24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$8.00 NIO294.41	+21.9%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 10.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$61.83 NIO2,275.24	-18.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$61.88 NIO2,277.05	+29.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$108.23 NIO3,983.06	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$89.99 NIO3,311.86	-42.6%
Average			-10.9%

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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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