Nobody will ever blame you for being too formal. You use âvousâ to say âyouâ in French with: 1  People you donât know (people in the street, sellersâ¦). 2  People more than 20 year older than you.
1 Cost of living in Managua is 34% cheaper than in San Jose. 2  Cost of living in Managua is 12% more expensive than in LeÃ³n. 3  Cost of living in Managua is 52% cheaper than in Houston, Texas.  Cost of living in Granada is 13% more expensive than in LeÃ³n.
In the end, if you continue to buy the same brands you buy in the US (which have to be imported to Nicaragua, so they cost more) and combine those items with the local Nicaraguan products, the cost for food in Granada, Nicaragua is about the same as the cost for food in the US.