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Nicaragua vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 28.7% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% more in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 59.2% more in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 22.4% less in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 5.4% more in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 65.2% less in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% more in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Nicaragua

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

Nicaragua vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.5% more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	$4.57 NIO167.54	+16.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	$6.80 NIO249.70	-19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	$0.82 NIO30.05	+23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TZS748.55	$0.60 NIO22.01	+97.6%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 59.2% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	$1.74 NIO63.99	+137.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	$3.29 NIO120.87	-25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	$4.55 NIO166.90	-18.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	$1.98 NIO72.59	-13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	$2.48 NIO90.82	+31.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	$1.77 NIO64.95	+36.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	$0.39 NIO14.44	-20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	$0.82 NIO29.96	+89.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$0.87 NIO32.04	+143.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$1.24 NIO45.67	+247.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	$0.88 NIO32.12	+42.6%
Average			+59.2%

Tanzania vs. Nicaragua - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.4% less for transportation

	Tanzania	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	$4.95 NIO181.64	+5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	$5.00 NIO183.61	-68.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	+28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	$5.56 NIO204.17	-55.4%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 5.4% more for housing

	Tanzania	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	$36.35 NIO1,333.96	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	$326.67 NIO11,986.84	-2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	$283.96 NIO10,419.68	+59.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	$55.87 NIO2,050.11	-13.0%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 65.2% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	$118.12 NIO4,334.53	-72.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	-58.0%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	$1.31 NIO47.93	-4.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	$2.16 NIO79.30	+5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	$2.66 NIO97.58	+33.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	$33.69 NIO1,236.40	-42.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	$8.00 NIO293.56	+26.1%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	$61.83 NIO2,268.67	+242.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	$61.88 NIO2,270.47	+124.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	$108.23 NIO3,971.55	+282.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	$89.99 NIO3,302.29	+114.8%
Average			+191.0%

Tanzania 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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