Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 37.9% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Managua, you would:
pay 55.0% more for restaurants
|
Managua
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
NIO150.09
|
$10.23
DOP616.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
NIO257.51
|
$6.60
DOP397.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO24.02
|
$1.05
DOP63.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NIO24.69
|
$0.77
DOP46.11
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
|
Managua
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$1.90
DOP114.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.61
|
$3.22
DOP193.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
NIO154.43
|
$4.91
DOP295.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
NIO71.32
|
$2.37
DOP142.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.37
|
$2.89
DOP174.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
NIO91.88
|
$1.37
DOP82.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
NIO23.40
|
$0.35
DOP21.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
NIO52.94
|
$1.35
DOP81.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
NIO21.62
|
$0.79
DOP47.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.70
|
$0.98
DOP59.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NIO29.22
|
$1.09
DOP65.65
|
|
pay 11.2% more for transportation
|
Managua
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.44
|
$4.80
DOP289.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$82.54
DOP4,973.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
NIO809,309.47
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,690,860.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.61
DOP1,121.33
|
|
pay 60.2% more for housing
|
Managua
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.10
NIO1,622.36
|
$42.28
DOP2,547.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.00
NIO9,196.70
|
$732.50
DOP44,134.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,196.70
|
$411.15
DOP24,772.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.58
|
$66.16
DOP3,986.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Managua
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,618.79
|
$361.79
DOP21,798.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.00
NIO176,576.61
|
$6,176.69
DOP372,160.26
|
|
pay 35.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Managua
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
NIO50.03
|
$2.48
DOP149.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
NIO81.45
|
$2.58
DOP155.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
NIO97.83
|
$4.54
DOP273.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
NIO1,371.04
|
$44.94
DOP2,707.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO268.44
|
$6.40
DOP385.42
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
|
Managua
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.93
NIO2,756.39
|
$66.44
DOP4,003.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.58
|
$56.74
DOP3,419.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.40
NIO4,024.56
|
$103.17
DOP6,216.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
NIO5,518.02
|
$109.66
DOP6,607.15
|
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