Cost of living comparison
Managua is 10.4% cheaper than Georgetown.
If you lived in Managua instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
|
Georgetown
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 33.5% more for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
?? | |
pay 18.6% less for housing
|
Georgetown
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 55.5% more for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
|
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