Cost of Living Comparison Between Ocotal and Diriamba Cost of Living Comparison Between Ocotal and Diriamba

🙂 Solo nomad: Ocotal is 18.7% cheaper than Diriamba without rent, and 0.8% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ocotal is 21.6% cheaper than Diriamba without rent, and 0.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.03 NIO 184

$4.94 NIO 181

1.82%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.92 NIO 1,279

$35.17 NIO 1,288

-0.71%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.98 NIO 256

$7.17 NIO 263

-2.65%

Cappuccino

$2.47 NIO 90.3

$2.35 NIO 86

5.11%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.84 NIO 30.94

$0.84 NIO 30.69

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.75 NIO 27.33

$0.73 NIO 26.88

2.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.29 NIO 47.22

$1.32 NIO 48.5

-2.27%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.99 NIO 72.7

$1.97 NIO 72.3

1.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.26 NIO 46.14

$1.21 NIO 44.38

4.13%

White Bread (500g)

$2.35 NIO 86.2

$2.34 NIO 85.8

0.43%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.88 NIO 68.9

$1.81 NIO 66.4

3.87%

Eggs

$2.35 NIO 86

$2.26 NIO 82.7

3.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.33 NIO 415

$11.16 NIO 409

1.52%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.56 NIO 240

$6.76 NIO 248

-2.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.81 NIO 286

$8.05 NIO 295

-2.98%

Apples (1kg)

$3.84 NIO 141

$3.81 NIO 140

0.79%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 NIO 31.08

$0.83 NIO 30.56

2.41%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.75 NIO 64.1

$1.75 NIO 64

Tomato (1kg)

$2.24 NIO 82.1

$2.18 NIO 80

2.75%

Potato (1kg)

$3.99 NIO 146

$3.95 NIO 145

1.01%

Onion (1kg)

$2.25 NIO 82.2

$2.22 NIO 81.4

1.35%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 NIO 37.1

$1.01 NIO 37.17

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 NIO 37.28

$1 NIO 36.62

2.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.7 NIO 98.9

$2.72 NIO 99.5

-0.74%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.62 NIO 535

$14.68 NIO 538

-0.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.46 NIO 53.6

$1.45 NIO 53.2

0.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.25 NIO 82.5

$2.26 NIO 82.8

-0.44%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.51 NIO 55.4

$1.54 NIO 56.3

-1.95%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.64 NIO 243

$6.93 NIO 254

-4.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 NIO 49.16

$1.32 NIO 48.31

1.52%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$22.9K NIO 840.1K

$22.9K NIO 837K

0.36%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$26.5K NIO 969K

$26.7K NIO 977.7K

-0.89%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$98.2 NIO 3,595

$97.2 NIO 3,560

0.98%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$16.72 NIO 612

$17.28 NIO 633

-3.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.09 NIO 1,358

$37.96 NIO 1,390

-2.29%

Cinema Ticket

$7.83 NIO 287

$8.18 NIO 300

-4.28%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$124 NIO 4,542

$126 NIO 4,620

-1.68%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,900 NIO 216.1K

$6,106 NIO 223.6K

-3.38%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$78 NIO 2,857

$76 NIO 2,785

2.62%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$72.3 NIO 2,648

$73.2 NIO 2,680

-1.20%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$133 NIO 4,870

$131 NIO 4,795

1.56%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$107 NIO 3,921

$109 NIO 3,981

-1.52%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.25

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Ocotal: November 30, 2025

Last update for Diriamba: December 1, 2025

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