Cost of living comparison
Managua is 5.5% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Managua instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 52.4% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.55
|
$4.08
NIO149.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
$7.00
NIO256.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.53
|
$0.65
NIO23.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$0.67
NIO24.60
|
|
pay 46.7% more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
$1.67
NIO61.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.59
|
$2.35
NIO86.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON30.26
|
$4.20
NIO153.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
$1.94
NIO71.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.74
|
$2.29
NIO84.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.79
|
$2.50
NIO91.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.67
|
$0.64
NIO23.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.58
|
$1.44
NIO52.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.20
|
$0.59
NIO21.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.42
|
$1.38
NIO50.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.10
|
$0.79
NIO29.11
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON29.07
|
$5.07
NIO185.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON82.25
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
$22,000.00
NIO806,325.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.76
|
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pay 58.5% more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
$44.10
NIO1,616.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
$75.78
NIO2,777.30
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
$125.56
NIO4,601.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
$4,800.00
NIO175,925.63
|
|
pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.42
|
$1.36
NIO49.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON15.12
|
$2.21
NIO81.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
$2.66
NIO97.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON237.82
|
$37.27
NIO1,365.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON41.12
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
$74.93
NIO2,746.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
$56.67
NIO2,076.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
$109.40
NIO4,009.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON504.83
|
$150.00
NIO5,497.68
|
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