Cost of living comparison
Managua is 57.4% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.6% less in Managua
- Groceries
-
pay 71.3% less in Managua
- Transportation
-
pay 12.6% less in Managua
- Housing
-
pay 72.5% less in Managua
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 71.8% less in Managua
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Managua.
If you lived in Managua instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$4.08
NIO149.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$7.00
NIO256.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.65
NIO23.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.67
NIO24.63
|
|
pay 71.3% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.67
NIO61.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.35
NIO86.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$4.20
NIO154.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$1.94
NIO71.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.29
NIO84.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.50
NIO91.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
NIO23.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
NIO52.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
NIO21.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.38
NIO50.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
NIO29.16
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$5.07
NIO186.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,000.00
NIO807,593.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 72.5% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$44.10
NIO1,618.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$250.00
NIO9,177.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$250.00
NIO9,177.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$75.78
NIO2,781.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$125.56
NIO4,608.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,800.00
NIO176,202.25
|
pay 71.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.36
NIO49.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$2.21
NIO81.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.66
NIO97.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$37.27
NIO1,368.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.30
NIO267.88
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$74.93
NIO2,750.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$56.67
NIO2,080.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$109.40
NIO4,016.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$150.00
NIO5,506.32
|
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