Cost of living comparison
Managua is 38.2% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Managua instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 36.5% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES495.55
|
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES693.77
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.42
|
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.12
|
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
|
pay 68.5% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES733.82
|
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES434.59
|
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.17
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES343.68
|
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.00
|
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.77
|
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES99.88
|
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.46
|
$0.69
NIO25.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.17
|
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.21
|
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
|
pay 45.9% less for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES784.44
|
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,440.11
|
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,378,631.47
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,625.40
|
$6.33
NIO232.52
|
|
pay 66.3% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,227.04
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES53,969.71
|
$325.00
NIO11,943.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,253.90
|
$250.00
NIO9,187.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,872.24
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.83
|
|
pay 25.1% less for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,892.78
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES982,365.18
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,077.19
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.33
|
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.48
|
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES346.88
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,908.85
|
$53.52
NIO1,966.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES792.88
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,391.34
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,213.98
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,365.65
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,759.24
|
$125.00
NIO4,593.81
|
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