Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 54.8% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Managua, you would:
pay 52.6% more for restaurants
|
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
$10.09
MX$204.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
$8.90
MX$180.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
$1.21
MX$24.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
|
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
$2.63
MX$53.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
$5.57
MX$113.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
$6.31
MX$128.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
$2.49
MX$50.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
$4.13
MX$83.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
$1.42
MX$28.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
$0.70
MX$14.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
$0.82
MX$16.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.52
|
$0.91
MX$18.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
$0.95
MX$19.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
$0.87
MX$17.57
|
|
pay 35.7% more for transportation
|
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
$5.46
MX$110.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
$21.52
MX$436.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,960.54
MX$445,419.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.52
|
$5.34
MX$108.35
|
|
pay 73.8% more for housing
|
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.50
|
$27.98
MX$567.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,943.89
|
$1,058.85
MX$21,476.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,187.61
|
$643.75
MX$13,056.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.83
|
$41.48
MX$841.34
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
$408.19
MX$8,279.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,077.19
|
$10,042.62
MX$203,691.52
|
|
pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
$2.97
MX$60.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
$3.52
MX$71.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
$4.45
MX$90.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,966.88
|
$60.85
MX$1,234.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
$5.94
MX$120.38
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
|
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.78
|
$66.94
MX$1,357.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.53
|
$45.00
MX$912.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.07
|
$110.60
MX$2,243.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,593.81
|
$106.14
MX$2,152.87
|
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