Cost of living comparison
Managua is 40.9% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Managua instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 63.7% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.34
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.42
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€5.05
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€4.00
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.40
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.05
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.82
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€116.89
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€37,277.18
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€25.11
|
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pay 65.1% less for housing
Dublin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€52.93
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€2,027.86
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,732.75
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€203.56
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 70.3% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,240.44
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€9,147.77
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 59.4% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.11
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.11
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.77
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€53.35
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.21
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€91.11
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€38.97
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€92.67
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€108.37
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
|
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