Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 40.1% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Managua, you would:
pay 57.5% more for restaurants
|
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
|
pay 15.4% more for groceries
|
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
|
pay 11.9% less for transportation
|
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
|
pay 67.6% more for housing
|
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
|
pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
|
pay 26.7% less for clothing
|
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
|
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