Cost of living comparison
Managua is 2.5 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Managua instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP200.39
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP232.45
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.51
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.05
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.03
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP78.27
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP167.77
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP71.56
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP96.72
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP33.76
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.85
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.50
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.68
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.36
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.08
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP400.78
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,790,983.27
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP123.24
|
?? | |
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP478.47
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,303.37
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,397.06
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP673.85
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 95.2% more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,307.23
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP96,173.16
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 65.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP70.14
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP75.91
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP90.18
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP915.73
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP150.29
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 76.9% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,840.16
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,438.08
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,816.19
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,645.77
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
|
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