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Nicaragua vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 58.4% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.7% less in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 94.8% more in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 28.8% less in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 49.6% more in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.5% more in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 54.5% more in Nicaragua

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

Nicaragua vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.7% less for restaurants

	Syria	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 SYP69,344	$4.57 NIO167.54	-14.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SYP58,509	$6.80 NIO249.70	+51.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 SYP14,747	$0.82 NIO30.05	-27.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 SYP8,862	$0.60 NIO22.01	-12.0%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 94.8% more for groceries

	Syria	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 SYP8,333	$1.74 NIO63.99	+172.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.85 SYP24,087	$3.29 NIO120.87	+77.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 SYP49,537	$4.55 NIO166.90	+19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 SYP25,252	$1.98 NIO72.59	+1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 SYP40,163	$2.48 NIO90.82	-19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,224	$1.77 NIO64.95	+179.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,067	$0.39 NIO14.44	-49.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 SYP7,896	$0.82 NIO29.96	+34.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,046	$0.87 NIO32.04	+180.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,002	$1.24 NIO45.67	+304.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 SYP4,700	$0.88 NIO32.12	+142.1%
Average			+94.8%

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pay 28.8% less for transportation

	Syria	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 SYP105,151	$4.95 NIO181.64	-38.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$5.00 NIO183.61	-50.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	+19.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.24 SYP133,081	$5.56 NIO204.17	-45.6%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 49.6% more for housing

	Syria	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.76 SYP529,986	$36.35 NIO1,333.96	-10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	$326.67 NIO11,986.84	+69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	$283.96 NIO10,419.68	+151.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.74 SYP815,767	$55.87 NIO2,050.11	-11.0%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Syria	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.24 SYP601,162	$118.12 NIO4,334.53	+155.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	+174.5%
Average			+165.0%

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pay 74.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 SYP50,556	$1.31 NIO47.93	-66.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 SYP16,874	$2.16 NIO79.30	+66.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 SYP40,090	$2.66 NIO97.58	-13.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.64 SYP177,324	$33.69 NIO1,236.40	+147.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.36 SYP30,671	$8.00 NIO293.56	+239.1%
Average			+74.5%

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pay 54.5% more for clothing

	Syria	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.17 SYP392,267	$61.83 NIO2,268.67	+104.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.77 SYP556,062	$61.88 NIO2,270.47	+44.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.57 SYP917,567	$108.23 NIO3,971.55	+53.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	$89.99 NIO3,302.29	+15.1%
Average			+54.5%

Syria vs. Nicaragua - Cost of clothing

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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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