Cost of living comparison
Managua is 39.7% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Managua instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.78
|
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.85
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.38
|
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.85
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.04
|
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.48
|
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.17
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.91
|
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.11
|
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.43
|
$0.69
NIO25.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.43
|
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
|
pay 64.9% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.69
|
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$498.39
|
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,962.73
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.66
|
$6.33
NIO232.52
|
|
pay 27.6% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.39
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,079.84
|
$325.00
NIO11,943.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,572.99
|
$250.00
NIO9,187.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,525.47
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.83
|
|
pay 82.0% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,231.69
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,305.84
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,077.19
|
|
pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.81
|
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.31
|
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$671.48
|
$53.52
NIO1,966.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$593.05
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$320.27
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$711.28
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,050.90
|
$125.00
NIO4,593.81
|
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