Cost of living comparison
London is 4.3 times more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in London instead of Managua, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Managua
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
NIO149.54
|
$25.83
£20.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
NIO256.56
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.94
|
$2.46
£1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NIO24.60
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
pay 55.3% more for groceries
|
Managua
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.15
|
$2.07
£1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.29
|
$5.65
£4.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
NIO153.86
|
$6.31
£5.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
NIO71.06
|
$4.45
£3.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.06
|
$4.26
£3.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
NIO91.54
|
$1.56
£1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
NIO23.31
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
NIO52.75
|
$1.44
£1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
NIO21.54
|
$1.79
£1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.51
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NIO29.11
|
$0.70
£0.56
|
|
pay 56.0% more for transportation
|
Managua
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO185.75
|
$7.39
£5.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$258.31
£205.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
NIO806,325.81
|
$36,531.14
£29,070.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$35.26
£28.06
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
|
Managua
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.10
NIO1,616.38
|
$41.63
£33.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
$2,834.46
£2,255.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
$2,063.73
£1,642.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,777.30
|
$263.90
£210.00
|
|
pay 12.2 times more for childcare
|
Managua
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,601.76
|
$2,333.60
£1,857.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.00
NIO175,925.63
|
$27,892.30
£22,195.77
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Managua
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
NIO49.85
|
$8.27
£6.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
NIO81.15
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
NIO97.47
|
$19.76
£15.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
NIO1,365.98
|
$65.66
£52.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
$16.14
£12.85
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
|
Managua
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.93
NIO2,746.23
|
$96.94
£77.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,076.90
|
$50.55
£40.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.40
NIO4,009.72
|
$114.87
£91.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
NIO5,497.68
|
$135.36
£107.72
|
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