Cost of living comparison
Managua is 4.7% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Managua instead of Manila, you would:
pay 13.9% more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱300.48
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.28
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.86
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱311.55
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱399.05
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱142.11
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.39
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.22
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.41
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.38
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.55
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.23
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱243.27
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱583.23
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.75
|
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pay 3.9% less for housing
|
Manila
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱80.13
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.44
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱450.72
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
|
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