Cost of living comparison

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Granada vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

Granada is 11.5% cheaper than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.3% more in Granada
Groceries: pay 20.2% less in Granada
Transportation: pay 10.2% less in Granada
Housing: pay 12.6% more in Granada
Childcare: pay 5.1% more in Granada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Granada
Clothing: pay 63.9% less in Granada

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

Granada vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.3% more for restaurants

	Nicaragua	Granada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.57 NIO168.02	$4.24 NIO155.96	-7.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.80 NIO250.43	$7.00 NIO257.61	+2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.13	$0.82 NIO30.13
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 NIO22.08	$0.65 NIO23.92	+8.3%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 20.2% less for groceries

	Nicaragua	Granada
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NIO64.17	$1.56 NIO57.50	-10.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.29 NIO121.22	$2.48 NIO91.27	-24.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 NIO167.38	$4.42 NIO162.52	-2.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 NIO72.80	$1.50 NIO55.20	-24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 NIO91.09	$2.25 NIO82.80	-9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO65.14	$1.77 NIO65.14
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.48	$0.39 NIO14.48
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO30.05	$0.82 NIO30.05
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 NIO32.13	$0.45 NIO16.69	-48.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 NIO45.80	$1.25 NIO46.00	+0.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 NIO32.21	$0.50 NIO18.36	-43.0%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 10.2% less for transportation

	Nicaragua	Granada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.95 NIO182.16	$4.89 NIO180.03	-1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.00 NIO184.15	$4.00 NIO147.20	-20.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO845,447.14	$22,973.64 NIO845,447.14
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.56 NIO204.77	$5.05 NIO185.75	-9.3%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 12.6% more for housing

	Nicaragua	Granada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.35 NIO1,337.82	$36.87 NIO1,356.96	+1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$326.67 NIO12,021.58	$383.33 NIO14,106.96	+17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.96 NIO10,449.88	$275.00 NIO10,120.21	-3.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.87 NIO2,056.05	$75.42 NIO2,775.37	+35.0%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 5.1% more for childcare

	Nicaragua	Granada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.12 NIO4,347.09	$124.17 NIO4,569.43	+5.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO220,804.53	$6,000.00 NIO220,804.53
Average			+5.1%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nicaragua	Granada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.31 NIO48.06	$1.30 NIO48.00	-0.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 NIO79.53	$1.72 NIO63.47	-20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.86	$2.66 NIO97.86
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.69 NIO1,239.98	$35.00 NIO1,288.03	+3.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO294.41	$8.00 NIO294.41
Average			-5.5%

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pay 63.9% less for clothing

	Nicaragua	Granada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.83 NIO2,275.24	$15.00 NIO552.01	-75.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.88 NIO2,277.05	$30.00 NIO1,104.02	-51.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.23 NIO3,983.06	$35.00 NIO1,288.03	-67.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.99 NIO3,311.86	$35.50 NIO1,306.43	-60.6%
Average			-63.9%

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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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