Cost of living comparison
Managua is 58.8% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Managua instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 14.3% more for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
MGA5,413
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 97.4% more for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MGA5,568
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
MGA24,346
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
MGA18,401
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
MGA9,777
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MGA3,031
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MGA2,387
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,614
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 48.5% more for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
MGA21,346
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
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pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.31
MGA244,035
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$53.69
MGA250,501
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 8.8% less for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
MGA5,012
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
MGA5,213
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.29
MGA187,967
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.71
MGA91,957
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.89
MGA116,122
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.25
MGA421,046
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.79
MGA367,580
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
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