Cost of living comparison
Managua is 64.7% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Managua instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 13.5% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF649
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 90.8% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF719
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF666
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF310
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF448
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
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pay 40.9% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
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