Cost of living comparison
Managua is 19.8% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Managua instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 3.3% less for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$4.08
NIO149.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$7.00
NIO256.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$0.65
NIO23.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.67
NIO24.60
|
|
pay 41.8% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.67
NIO61.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$2.35
NIO86.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
$4.20
NIO153.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$1.94
NIO71.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$2.29
NIO84.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$2.50
NIO91.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.64
NIO23.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$1.44
NIO52.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$0.59
NIO21.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$1.38
NIO50.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.79
NIO29.11
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
$5.07
NIO185.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,805.570
|
$22,000.00
NIO806,325.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
?? | |
pay 3.5% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
$44.10
NIO1,616.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.810
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.620
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
$75.78
NIO2,777.30
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.990
|
$125.56
NIO4,601.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.750
|
$4,800.00
NIO175,925.63
|
|
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$1.36
NIO49.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$2.21
NIO81.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$2.66
NIO97.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.870
|
$37.27
NIO1,365.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 40.8% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
$74.93
NIO2,746.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
$56.67
NIO2,076.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.630
|
$109.40
NIO4,009.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
$150.00
NIO5,497.68
|
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