Cost of living comparison
Managua is 27.5% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Managua instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 18.2% more for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
|
pay 82.2% more for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
$0.69
NIO25.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$6.33
NIO232.52
|
|
pay 42.2% more for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
$325.00
NIO11,943.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
$250.00
NIO9,187.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.83
|
|
pay 33.1% less for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,077.19
|
|
pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
$53.52
NIO1,966.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 75.2% more for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
$125.00
NIO4,593.81
|
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