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Indonesia vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 16.6% cheaper than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.0% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 9.9% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 16.5% more in Indonesia
Housing: pay 27.7% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 6.1% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 36.9% less in Indonesia

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.0% less for restaurants

	Nicaragua	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.57 NIO167.54	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	-61.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.80 NIO249.70	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	-53.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.05	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	-26.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 NIO22.01	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	-46.5%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 9.9% less for groceries

	Nicaragua	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NIO63.99	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	-31.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.29 NIO120.87	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	+36.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 NIO166.90	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	+6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 NIO72.59	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	-21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 NIO90.82	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	-44.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO64.95	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	-33.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.44	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	+62.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO29.96	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	+0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 NIO32.04	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	-31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 NIO45.67	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	-54.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 NIO32.12	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	+0.1%
Average			-9.9%

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pay 16.5% more for transportation

	Nicaragua	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.95 NIO181.64	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	-41.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.00 NIO183.61	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	+125.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46	+10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.56 NIO204.17	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	-28.1%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 27.7% less for housing

	Nicaragua	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.35 NIO1,333.96	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	-40.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$326.67 NIO11,986.84	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	-14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.96 NIO10,419.68	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	-42.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.87 NIO2,050.11	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	-13.5%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 6.1% less for childcare

	Nicaragua	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.12 NIO4,334.53	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	-12.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	+0.4%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Nicaragua	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.31 NIO47.93	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	+102.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 NIO79.30	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	-26.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.58	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	-13.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.69 NIO1,236.40	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	-28.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO293.56	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	-61.5%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 36.9% less for clothing

	Nicaragua	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.83 NIO2,268.67	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	-30.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.88 NIO2,270.47	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	-54.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.23 NIO3,971.55	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	-35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.99 NIO3,302.29	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	-26.7%
Average			-36.9%

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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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