Travel Money Index

Your USD goes about as far in Nicaragua

0.0% no change

$2,000 now goes as far as $2,000.00 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 73,248 NIO

That is 0 NIO more than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $0.00 today.

NIO per 1 USD Then 36.62 · Today 36.62
1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Nicaragua

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

1,700 NIO a night
About the same
Costs you today
$46.42
Cost you 1 year ago
$46.42
Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

2,900 NIO a night
About the same
Costs you today
$79.18
Cost you 1 year ago
$79.18
Eat Big Mac price

Fast-food meal

187 NIO a Big Mac
About the same
Costs you today
$5.11
Cost you 1 year ago
$5.11
Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

1,000 NIO a dinner
About the same
Costs you today
$27.30
Cost you 1 year ago
$27.30
Do Estimate

Museum entry

300 NIO a ticket
About the same
Costs you today
$8.19
Cost you 1 year ago
$8.19
Do Estimate

Guided day tour

1,400 NIO a tour
About the same
Costs you today
$38.23
Cost you 1 year ago
$38.23
Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

540 NIO a ride
About the same
Costs you today
$14.74
Cost you 1 year ago
$14.74
Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

440 NIO a ticket
About the same
Costs you today
$12.01
Cost you 1 year ago
$12.01

Rate history

NIO per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

36.99 36.62 36.26 October 2025 Today
Rate 1 year ago
A price ofCosts you todayCost you 1 year ago
500 NIO$13.65$13.65
2,000 NIO$54.61$54.61
10,000 NIO$273.04$273.04
50,000 NIO$1,365.22$1,365.22

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)