Cost of living comparison
Managua is 4.5% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Managua instead of Amman, you would:
pay 17.5% more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 76.4% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
|
Amman
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
?? | |
pay 5.8% less for housing
|
Amman
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 28.3% less for childcare
|
Amman
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
|
Amman
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
|
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