Cost of living comparison
Managua is 76.3% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Managua instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.08
NIO149.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.00
NIO256.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.65
NIO23.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.67
NIO24.60
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
Freetown
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.67
NIO61.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.35
NIO86.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.20
NIO153.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.94
NIO71.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.29
NIO84.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.50
NIO91.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.64
NIO23.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
NIO52.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.59
NIO21.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.38
NIO50.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.79
NIO29.11
|
|
pay 44.1% more for transportation
Freetown
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.07
NIO185.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$22,000.00
NIO806,325.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
?? | |
pay 60.8% less for housing
Freetown
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$44.10
NIO1,616.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$75.78
NIO2,777.30
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Freetown
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$125.56
NIO4,601.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,800.00
NIO175,925.63
|
pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.36
NIO49.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.21
NIO81.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.66
NIO97.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$37.27
NIO1,365.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$74.93
NIO2,746.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$56.67
NIO2,076.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$109.40
NIO4,009.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$150.00
NIO5,497.68
|
|
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