Cost of living comparison
Dili is 66.1% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Dili instead of Managua, you would:
pay 94.0% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
NIO150.09
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
NIO257.51
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO24.02
|
$2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NIO24.69
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
Managua
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.61
|
$2.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
NIO154.43
|
$9.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
NIO71.32
|
$2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.37
|
$3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
NIO91.88
|
$1.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
NIO23.40
|
$0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
NIO52.94
|
$1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
NIO21.62
|
$1.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.70
|
$0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NIO29.22
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 13.7% more for transportation
Managua
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.44
|
$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
NIO809,309.47
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$37.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Managua
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.10
NIO1,622.36
|
$76.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.00
NIO9,196.70
|
$980.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,196.70
|
$875.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.58
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,618.79
|
$375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.00
NIO176,576.61
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
NIO50.03
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
NIO81.45
|
$3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
NIO97.83
|
$2.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
NIO1,371.04
|
$56.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO268.44
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
Managua
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.93
NIO2,756.39
|
$65.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.58
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.40
NIO4,024.56
|
$83.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
NIO5,518.02
|
$55.00
|
|
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