Cost of living comparison

Managua, Nicaragua

compared to

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 72.0% more expensive than Managua.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 5.1% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 19.2% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 48.1% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.5% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 19.1% less in Bucharest

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries in Bucharest are more expensive than in Managua. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Managua Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Managua, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Managua	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.08 NIO150.21	$11.85 RON52.69	+190.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 NIO257.71	$7.54 RON33.53	+7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NIO24.04	$2.00 RON8.88	+205.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NIO24.71	$2.20 RON9.80	+228.4%
Average			+158.1%

Managua vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.1% more for groceries

	Managua	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 NIO61.42	$1.17 RON5.22	-29.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.35 NIO86.68	$4.52 RON20.11	+92.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.20 NIO154.55	$6.34 RON28.20	+51.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 NIO71.38	$3.28 RON14.57	+69.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.29 NIO84.44	$3.09 RON13.73	+34.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.50 NIO91.96	$0.59 RON2.60	-76.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 NIO23.42	$0.77 RON3.42	+20.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 NIO52.98	$0.75 RON3.34	-47.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 NIO21.64	$0.88 RON3.92	+49.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.38 NIO50.74	$0.51 RON2.25	-63.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 NIO29.24	$0.44 RON1.96	-44.5%
Average			+5.1%

Managua vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.2% more for transportation

	Managua	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 NIO186.58	$6.09 RON27.09	+20.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.24 RON76.64
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 NIO809,942.03	$26,003.12 RON115,615.06	+18.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.82 RON25.87
Average			+19.2%

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pay 48.1% more for housing

	Managua	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.10 NIO1,623.63	$9.35 RON41.59	-78.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 NIO9,203.89	$601.94 RON2,676.33	+140.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$250.00 NIO9,203.89	$397.23 RON1,766.16	+58.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.78 NIO2,789.76	$130.07 RON578.30	+71.6%
Average			+48.1%

Managua vs. Bucharest - Cost of housing

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Managua	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$125.56 NIO4,622.40	$527.95 RON2,347.37	+320.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,800.00 NIO176,714.63	$10,631.65 RON47,270.44	+121.5%
Average			+221.0%

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pay 71.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Managua	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 NIO50.07	$3.23 RON14.37	+137.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 NIO81.52	$3.17 RON14.09	+43.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.90	$5.98 RON26.59	+124.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.27 NIO1,372.11	$49.84 RON221.61	+33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.30 NIO268.65	$8.62 RON38.32	+18.1%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 19.1% less for clothing

	Managua	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.93 NIO2,758.55	$78.42 RON348.65	+4.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.67 NIO2,086.21	$39.68 RON176.41	-30.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.40 NIO4,027.71	$85.94 RON382.12	-21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 NIO5,522.33	$105.80 RON470.42	-29.5%
Average			-19.1%

Managua vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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