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Nicaragua vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 3.3% cheaper than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.5% less in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 32.4% more in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 35.6% less in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 10.3% less in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 33.5% more in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% less in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 14.8% less in Nicaragua

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

Nicaragua vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 17.5% less for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.20 DOP448.52	$4.15 NIO153.51	-42.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 DOP407.38	$5.48 NIO202.51	-16.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP60.55	$0.95 NIO35.18	-2.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 DOP45.14	$0.66 NIO24.22	-9.5%
Average			-17.5%

Dominican Republic vs. Nicaragua - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.4% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 DOP94.62	$1.43 NIO53.00	-5.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.28 DOP204.57	$2.35 NIO86.99	-28.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 DOP271.12	$4.24 NIO156.75	-2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 DOP105.41	$1.88 NIO69.47	+11.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 DOP138.08	$2.20 NIO81.50	-0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 DOP66.87	$2.80 NIO103.48	+160.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.90	$0.60 NIO22.24	+71.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 DOP60.31	$1.72 NIO63.57	+77.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP41.12	$0.65 NIO24.21	-0.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP40.87	$1.08 NIO39.94	+64.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DOP56.15	$0.97 NIO35.97	+8.0%
Average			+32.4%

Dominican Republic vs. Nicaragua - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.6% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 DOP289.23	$5.15 NIO190.32	+10.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.13 DOP3,498.26	$30.05 NIO1,110.99	-46.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,137.07 DOP1,629,093.99	$18,168.72 NIO671,691.54	-30.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 DOP1,428.77	$5.42 NIO200.27	-76.4%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 10.3% less for housing

	Dominican Republic	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.09 DOP2,249.17	$44.72 NIO1,653.42	+23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$624.27 DOP38,910.03	$308.00 NIO11,386.73	-50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.68 DOP22,168.85	$281.86 NIO10,420.36	-20.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.67 DOP3,095.88	$52.83 NIO1,952.97	+6.4%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 33.5% more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 DOP15,631.95	$112.78 NIO4,169.36	-55.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,459.64 DOP277,964.21	$9,900.00 NIO365,999.70	+122.0%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 DOP162.70	$1.22 NIO45.01	-53.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 DOP126.29	$2.28 NIO84.29	+12.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 DOP264.94	$2.97 NIO109.66	-30.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.73 DOP1,915.22	$26.12 NIO965.83	-15.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 DOP347.58	$7.30 NIO269.78	+30.9%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 14.8% less for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.15 DOP2,876.76	$42.40 NIO1,567.59	-8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.61 DOP2,905.34	$40.36 NIO1,492.05	-13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.84 DOP5,038.87	$58.79 NIO2,173.51	-27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.22 DOP5,498.39	$79.04 NIO2,922.02	-10.4%
Average			-14.8%

Dominican Republic 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: February 2025

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