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
RON56.00
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.44
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.41
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 46.7% more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.38
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON29.96
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.60
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.77
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.63
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.55
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.16
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.40
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.08
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON28.79
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON81.45
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.49
|
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pay 58.5% more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.27
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON14.97
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON235.51
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON40.73
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON499.93
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
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