Cost of living comparison
Managua is 1.8% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Managua instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 41.8% less for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP896,000
|
$4.08
NIO150.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
$7.00
NIO257.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
$0.65
NIO24.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
$0.67
NIO24.69
|
|
pay 73.6% more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,940
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP490,560
|
$2.35
NIO86.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP554,417
|
$4.20
NIO154.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP243,417
|
$1.94
NIO71.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP343,695
|
$2.29
NIO84.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,978
|
$2.50
NIO91.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,776
|
$0.64
NIO23.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,790
|
$1.44
NIO52.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,793
|
$0.59
NIO21.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,088
|
$1.38
NIO50.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,298
|
$0.79
NIO29.22
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,766
|
$5.07
NIO186.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,688,000,000
|
$22,000.00
NIO809,309.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
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pay 27.8% less for housing
|
Beirut
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
$44.10
NIO1,622.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,145,882
|
$250.00
NIO9,196.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,200,000
|
$250.00
NIO9,196.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.58
|
|
pay 19.5% less for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,386,667
|
$125.56
NIO4,618.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP368,355,556
|
$4,800.00
NIO176,576.61
|
|
pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
$1.36
NIO50.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP250,880
|
$2.21
NIO81.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
$2.66
NIO97.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,316,267
|
$37.27
NIO1,371.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
$7.30
NIO268.44
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP7,000,000
|
$74.93
NIO2,756.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,240,000
|
$109.40
NIO4,024.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,920,000
|
$150.00
NIO5,518.02
|
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