Cost of living comparison
Managua is 7.9% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Managua instead of Lima, you would:
pay 0.9% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 48.3% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
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pay 12.6% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 39.9% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 56.1% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
|
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