Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Nicaragua

Nicaragua vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 14.9% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.8% less in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 25.2% less in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 13.5% less in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 89.0% more in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3% less in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 26.8% less in Nicaragua

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

Nicaragua vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.8% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP625,867	$4.15 NIO152.49	-40.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP683,000	$5.48 NIO201.17	-28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,097	$0.95 NIO34.95	-40.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,033	$0.66 NIO24.06	-42.0%
Average			-37.8%

Lebanon vs. Nicaragua - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Lebanon	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,691	$1.43 NIO52.65	+130.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP371,422	$2.35 NIO86.41	-43.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP496,613	$4.24 NIO155.71	-23.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,573	$1.88 NIO69.01	-13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,149	$2.20 NIO80.96	-32.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,201	$2.80 NIO102.79	+388.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP35,988	$0.60 NIO22.09	+49.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,819	$1.72 NIO63.15	+452.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,778	$0.65 NIO24.05	+47.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,321	$1.08 NIO39.68	+241.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,153	$0.97 NIO35.73	+147.5%
Average			+122.2%

Lebanon vs. Nicaragua - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.2% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,098	$5.15 NIO189.06	+47.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,705,718	$30.05 NIO1,103.60	-59.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,347,001,233	$18,168.72 NIO667,223.30	-30.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,139,972	$5.42 NIO198.93	-57.5%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 13.5% less for housing

	Lebanon	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,849,930	$44.72 NIO1,642.42	+40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,178,847	$308.00 NIO11,310.99	-37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,771,500	$281.86 NIO10,351.04	+10.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,411,303	$52.83 NIO1,939.98	-67.2%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 89.0% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,701,502	$112.78 NIO4,141.62	-46.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,195,911	$9,900.00 NIO363,565.00	+224.0%
Average			+89.0%

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pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,229	$1.22 NIO44.71	-59.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP169,878	$2.28 NIO83.73	+20.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,819	$2.97 NIO108.93	+48.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,524,227	$26.12 NIO959.40	-33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP603,515	$7.30 NIO267.98	+8.1%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 26.8% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,057,229	$42.40 NIO1,557.16	-25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,172,982	$40.36 NIO1,482.13	-30.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,335,580	$58.79 NIO2,159.05	-36.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,302,317	$79.04 NIO2,902.58	-14.9%
Average			-26.8%

Lebanon 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: April 2025

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