Cost of living comparison

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San Juan Del Sur vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

San Juan Del Sur is 6.1% more expensive than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.7% less in San Juan Del Sur
Groceries: pay 8.6% more in San Juan Del Sur
Transportation: pay 1.9% more in San Juan Del Sur
Housing: pay 11.0% more in San Juan Del Sur
Childcare: pay 5.1% more in San Juan Del Sur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% more in San Juan Del Sur
Clothing: pay 21.3% more in San Juan Del Sur

The cost of clothing, housing, groceries, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in San Juan Del Sur are more expensive than in Nicaragua.

San Juan Del Sur vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Juan Del Sur instead of Nicaragua, you would:

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pay 5.7% less for restaurants

	Nicaragua	San Juan Del Sur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.57 NIO167.56	$4.21 NIO154.41	-7.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.80 NIO249.74	$5.61 NIO205.89	-17.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.05	$0.82 NIO30.05
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 NIO22.02	$0.65 NIO23.85	+8.3%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 8.6% more for groceries

	Nicaragua	San Juan Del Sur
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NIO64.00	$1.50 NIO55.02	-14.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.29 NIO120.89	$3.93 NIO144.20	+19.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 NIO166.93	$4.68 NIO171.89	+3.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 NIO72.60	$1.92 NIO70.51	-2.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 NIO90.84	$2.87 NIO105.35	+16.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO64.96	$1.77 NIO64.96
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.44	$0.39 NIO14.44
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO29.96	$0.82 NIO29.96
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 NIO32.04	$1.01 NIO37.17	+16.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 NIO45.67	$1.45 NIO53.29	+16.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 NIO32.12	$1.00 NIO36.72	+14.3%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 1.9% more for transportation

	Nicaragua	San Juan Del Sur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.95 NIO181.66	$4.80 NIO176.23	-3.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.00 NIO183.64	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO843,132.43	$22,973.64 NIO843,132.43
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.56 NIO204.21	$5.94 NIO218.13	+6.8%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 11.0% more for housing

	Nicaragua	San Juan Del Sur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.35 NIO1,334.16	$36.00 NIO1,321.20	-1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$326.67 NIO11,988.67	$466.67 NIO17,126.67	+42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.96 NIO10,421.27	$408.33 NIO14,985.83	+43.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.87 NIO2,050.42	$32.50 NIO1,192.75	-41.8%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 5.1% more for childcare

	Nicaragua	San Juan Del Sur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.12 NIO4,335.19	$124.17 NIO4,556.92	+5.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO220,200.00	$6,000.00 NIO220,200.00
Average			+5.1%

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pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Nicaragua	San Juan Del Sur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.31 NIO47.93	$1.36 NIO49.91	+4.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 NIO79.31	$2.31 NIO84.65	+6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.60	$2.66 NIO97.60
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.69 NIO1,236.59	$30.29 NIO1,111.78	-10.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO293.60	$8.00 NIO293.60
Average			+0.2%

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pay 21.3% more for clothing

	Nicaragua	San Juan Del Sur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.83 NIO2,269.02	$77.43 NIO2,841.85	+25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.88 NIO2,270.81	$72.50 NIO2,660.75	+17.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.23 NIO3,972.16	$132.64 NIO4,868.04	+22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.99 NIO3,302.80	$108.16 NIO3,969.44	+20.2%
Average			+21.3%

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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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