Cost of living comparison
Roseau is 34.5% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Roseau instead of Managua, you would:
pay 89.8% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
NIO149.54
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
NIO256.56
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.94
|
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NIO24.60
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
pay 92.7% more for groceries
Managua
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.15
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.29
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
NIO153.86
|
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
NIO71.06
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.06
|
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
NIO91.54
|
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
NIO23.31
|
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
NIO52.75
|
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
NIO21.54
|
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.51
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NIO29.11
|
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
Managua
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO185.75
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
NIO806,325.81
|
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 15.9% more for housing
Managua
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.10
NIO1,616.38
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,777.30
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
|
pay 21.1% less for childcare
Managua
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,601.76
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.00
NIO175,925.63
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 56.8% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
NIO49.85
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
NIO81.15
|
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
NIO97.47
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
NIO1,365.98
|
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
Managua
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.93
NIO2,746.23
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,076.90
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.40
NIO4,009.72
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
NIO5,497.68
|
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
|
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