Cost of living comparison
Managua is 4.9% cheaper than Moroni.
If you lived in Managua instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 11.9% more for restaurants
|
Moroni
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF758
|
$4.08
NIO149.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
$7.00
NIO256.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF731
|
$0.65
NIO23.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF531
|
$0.67
NIO24.60
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
$1.67
NIO61.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
$2.35
NIO86.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
$4.20
NIO153.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
$1.94
NIO71.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
$2.29
NIO84.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
$2.50
NIO91.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF101
|
$0.64
NIO23.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF115
|
$1.44
NIO52.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF844
|
$0.59
NIO21.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF691
|
$1.38
NIO50.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF575
|
$0.79
NIO29.11
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
$5.07
NIO185.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
$22,000.00
NIO806,325.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
?? | |
pay 50.0% less for housing
|
Moroni
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
$44.10
NIO1,616.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
$75.78
NIO2,777.30
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
$125.56
NIO4,601.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
$4,800.00
NIO175,925.63
|
|
pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF741
|
$1.36
NIO49.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
$2.21
NIO81.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
$2.66
NIO97.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
$37.27
NIO1,365.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$74.93
NIO2,746.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$56.67
NIO2,076.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
$109.40
NIO4,009.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
$150.00
NIO5,497.68
|
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