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
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 44.1% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| 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
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
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