Cost of living comparison

Managua, Nicaragua

compared to

Georgetown, Guyana

Georgetown vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 91.6% more expensive than Managua.

Restaurants: pay 76.3% more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 66.0% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 24.9% less in Georgetown
Housing: pay 44.6% more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 5.9 times more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.0% more in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 31.7% less in Georgetown

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Georgetown are more expensive than in Managua. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Georgetown. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Georgetown.

Georgetown vs. Managua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.3% more for restaurants

	Managua	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.08 NIO150.07	$11.88 GYD2,484.06	+191.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 NIO257.48	$8.55 GYD1,788.52	+22.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NIO24.02	$1.21 GYD253.37	+85.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NIO24.68	$0.71 GYD149.04	+6.2%
Average			+76.3%

Managua vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.0% more for groceries

	Managua	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 NIO61.37	$2.01 GYD419.45	+20.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.35 NIO86.60	$5.36 GYD1,120.07	+127.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.20 NIO154.41	$12.31 GYD2,574.50	+193.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 NIO71.31	$3.41 GYD712.10	+75.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.29 NIO84.36	$2.63 GYD549.58	+14.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.50 NIO91.87	$1.78 GYD372.75	-28.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 NIO23.40	$1.20 GYD251.78	+89.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 NIO52.94	$1.70 GYD355.11	+18.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 NIO21.62	$2.05 GYD427.76	+248.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.38 NIO50.69	$0.71 GYD147.74	-48.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 NIO29.22	$0.93 GYD194.72	+17.2%
Average			+66.0%

Managua vs. Georgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.9% less for transportation

	Managua	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 NIO186.42	$4.00 GYD836.88	-21.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.51 GYD5,961.74
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 NIO809,218.19	$15,680.67 GYD3,278,959.38	-28.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$28.99 GYD6,061.11
Average			-24.9%

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pay 44.6% more for housing

	Managua	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.10 NIO1,622.18	$61.18 GYD12,792.91	+38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 NIO9,195.66	$617.07 GYD129,035.35	+146.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$250.00 NIO9,195.66	$281.14 GYD58,789.42	+12.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.78 NIO2,787.27	$61.00 GYD12,755.65	-19.5%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 5.9 times more for childcare

	Managua	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$125.56 NIO4,618.27	$876.83 GYD183,352.82	+598.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,800.00 NIO176,556.70	$23,225.94 GYD4,856,740.38	+383.9%
Average			+491.1%

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pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Managua	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 NIO50.02	$2.14 GYD447.13	+57.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 NIO81.44	$3.88 GYD811.46	+75.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.82	$2.19 GYD457.07	-17.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.27 NIO1,370.88	$38.81 GYD8,114.60	+4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.30 NIO268.41	$5.94 GYD1,242.03	-18.6%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 31.7% less for clothing

	Managua	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.93 NIO2,756.08	$38.01 GYD7,948.99	-49.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.67 NIO2,084.35	$52.27 GYD10,929.86	-7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.40 NIO4,024.11	$83.63 GYD17,487.78	-23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 NIO5,517.40	$80.78 GYD16,891.61	-46.1%
Average			-31.7%

Managua vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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