Cost of living comparison
Managua is 2.4% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Managua instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 7.4% less for restaurants
|
Bamako
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,216
|
$4.08
NIO149.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,040
|
$7.00
NIO256.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$0.65
NIO23.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$0.67
NIO24.60
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
|
Bamako
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA693
|
$1.67
NIO61.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.35
NIO86.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,952
|
$4.20
NIO153.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,966
|
$1.94
NIO71.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,773
|
$2.29
NIO84.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.50
NIO91.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA314
|
$0.64
NIO23.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$1.44
NIO52.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA629
|
$0.59
NIO21.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.38
NIO50.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$0.79
NIO29.11
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
|
Bamako
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,449
|
$5.07
NIO185.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,000.00
NIO806,325.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 6.9% more for housing
|
Bamako
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,954
|
$44.10
NIO1,616.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$75.78
NIO2,777.30
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bamako
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$125.56
NIO4,601.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,800.00
NIO175,925.63
|
pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bamako
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,501
|
$1.36
NIO49.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,188
|
$2.21
NIO81.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA587
|
$2.66
NIO97.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,397
|
$37.27
NIO1,365.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,567
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bamako
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$74.93
NIO2,746.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$56.67
NIO2,076.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$109.40
NIO4,009.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$150.00
NIO5,497.68
|
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