Cost of living comparison
Managua is 1.3% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Managua instead of Amman, you would:
pay 34.4% more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
|
pay 70.3% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
$0.69
NIO25.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
|
pay 46.0% less for transportation
|
Amman
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.43
JOD40.010
|
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,212.72
JOD20,005.640
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
JOD8.400
|
$6.33
NIO232.52
|
|
pay 5.5% more for housing
|
Amman
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.55
JOD25.210
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.83
JOD270.760
|
$325.00
NIO11,943.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.94
JOD194.960
|
$250.00
NIO9,187.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.76
JOD49.470
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.83
|
|
pay 31.4% less for childcare
|
Amman
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.33
JOD174.670
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.43
JOD4,031.540
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,077.19
|
|
pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.83
JOD41.720
|
$53.52
NIO1,966.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 16.3% more for clothing
|
Amman
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.60
JOD45.810
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.83
JOD39.590
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.30
JOD81.760
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.89
JOD65.160
|
$125.00
NIO4,593.81
|
|
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