Cost of living comparison

Uzbekistan

compared to

Nicaragua

Nicaragua vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 60.6% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.9% more in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 71.5% more in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 2.5% less in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.9% more in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 8.1% less in Nicaragua

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

Nicaragua vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.9% more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.55 UZS58,791.79	$4.15 NIO152.43	-8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.99 UZS51,571.01	$5.48 NIO201.08	+37.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 UZS7,208.30	$0.95 NIO34.94	+70.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,193.42	$0.66 NIO24.05	+164.9%
Average			+65.9%

Uzbekistan vs. Nicaragua - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 UZS5,103.72	$1.43 NIO52.62	+262.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.57 UZS46,130.64	$2.35 NIO86.37	-34.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,333.09	$4.24 NIO155.65	+2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 UZS21,331.22	$1.88 NIO68.98	+13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,614.91	$2.20 NIO80.92	+25.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 UZS7,422.20	$2.80 NIO102.75	+386.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,903.38	$0.60 NIO22.08	-21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 UZS12,422.52	$1.72 NIO63.12	+78.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,350.95	$0.65 NIO24.04	+1.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,775.70	$1.08 NIO39.66	+402.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,234.54	$0.97 NIO35.72	+462.1%
Average			+143.7%

Uzbekistan vs. Nicaragua - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,622.70	$5.15 NIO188.98	+39.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.91 UZS89,233.14	$30.05 NIO1,103.16	+334.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,473.32 UZS238,475,330.42	$18,168.72 NIO666,951.95	-1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.69 UZS34,778.01	$5.42 NIO198.85	+101.1%
Average			+118.5%

Uzbekistan vs. Nicaragua - Cost of transportation

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pay 71.5% more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.72 UZS164,235.70	$44.72 NIO1,641.75	+251.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.90 UZS6,324,171.46	$308.00 NIO11,306.39	-37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$312.70 UZS4,036,738.56	$281.86 NIO10,346.83	-9.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.11 UZS375,739.03	$52.83 NIO1,939.19	+81.5%
Average			+71.5%

Uzbekistan vs. Nicaragua - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5% less for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.10 UZS2,647,662.15	$112.78 NIO4,139.94	-45.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,070.48 UZS91,274,106.33	$9,900.00 NIO363,417.14	+40.0%
Average			-2.5%

Uzbekistan vs. Nicaragua - Cost of childcare

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pay 34.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,054.17	$1.22 NIO44.70	+4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,255.54	$2.28 NIO83.69	+32.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 UZS22,945.29	$2.97 NIO108.88	+66.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.03 UZS555,501.57	$26.12 NIO959.01	-39.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.47 UZS44,818.08	$7.30 NIO267.88	+110.2%
Average			+34.9%

Uzbekistan vs. Nicaragua - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.1% less for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.61 UZS420,947.94	$42.40 NIO1,556.53	+30.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.09 UZS607,930.56	$40.36 NIO1,481.52	-14.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.06 UZS1,110,971.64	$58.79 NIO2,158.17	-31.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.57 UZS1,220,769.48	$79.04 NIO2,901.40	-16.4%
Average			-8.1%

Uzbekistan 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: March 2025

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