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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 71.1% more expensive than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.5% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 33.7% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 76.8% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 52.6% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 12.9% more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Nicaragua. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Nicaragua, you would:

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pay 21.5% more for restaurants

	Nicaragua	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.57 NIO167.56	$3.58 F CFA2,004	-21.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.80 NIO249.74	$11.18 F CFA6,262	+64.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.05	$0.84 F CFA473	+3.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 NIO22.02	$0.84 F CFA471	+40.1%
Average			+21.5%

Nicaragua vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.7% more for groceries

	Nicaragua	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NIO64.00	$0.52 F CFA292	-70.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.29 NIO120.89	$11.63 F CFA6,512	+253.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 NIO166.93	$9.04 F CFA5,066	+98.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 NIO72.60	$2.26 F CFA1,265	+14.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 NIO90.84	$3.96 F CFA2,219	+60.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO64.96	$1.82 F CFA1,017	+2.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.44	$0.52 F CFA289	+31.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO29.96	$1.02 F CFA570	+24.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 NIO32.04	$0.92 F CFA514	+5.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 NIO45.67	$0.76 F CFA425	-39.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 NIO32.12	$0.79 F CFA443	-9.6%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Nicaragua	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.95 NIO181.66	$5.92 F CFA3,318	+19.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.00 NIO183.64	$49.19 F CFA27,551	+883.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO843,132.43	$30,855.61 F CFA17,282,121	+34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.56 NIO204.21	$16.10 F CFA9,017	+189.3%
Average			+281.6%

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pay 76.8% more for housing

	Nicaragua	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.35 NIO1,334.16	$43.08 F CFA24,128	+18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$326.67 NIO11,988.67	$593.76 F CFA332,563	+81.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.96 NIO10,421.27	$371.16 F CFA207,886	+30.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.87 NIO2,050.42	$154.37 F CFA86,463	+176.3%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 52.6% more for childcare

	Nicaragua	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.12 NIO4,335.19	$295.14 F CFA165,307	+149.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO220,200.00	$3,311.61 F CFA1,854,822	-44.8%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nicaragua	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.31 NIO47.93	$1.07 F CFA601	-17.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 NIO79.31	$2.01 F CFA1,127	-6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.60	$1.79 F CFA1,002	-32.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.69 NIO1,236.59	$80.64 F CFA45,168	+139.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO293.60	$8.94 F CFA5,009	+11.8%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 12.9% more for clothing

	Nicaragua	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.83 NIO2,269.02	$83.47 F CFA46,754	+35.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.88 NIO2,270.81	$47.70 F CFA26,716	-22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.23 NIO3,972.16	$89.44 F CFA50,093	-17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.99 NIO3,302.80	$141.31 F CFA79,147	+57.0%
Average			+12.9%

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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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