Cost of living comparison
Managua is 7.2% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Managua instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 1.9% less for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR277.59
|
$4.08
NIO149.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$7.00
NIO256.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.30
|
$0.65
NIO23.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
$0.67
NIO24.60
|
|
pay 30.9% more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
$1.67
NIO61.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.54
|
$2.35
NIO86.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.39
|
$4.20
NIO153.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.71
|
$1.94
NIO71.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.88
|
$2.29
NIO84.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.36
|
$2.50
NIO91.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.83
|
$0.64
NIO23.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.92
|
$1.44
NIO52.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.67
|
$0.59
NIO21.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.56
|
$1.38
NIO50.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.61
|
$0.79
NIO29.11
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.07
|
$5.07
NIO185.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.52
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,055.64
|
$22,000.00
NIO806,325.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR958.94
|
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pay 15.7% more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.51
|
$44.10
NIO1,616.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,721.13
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,674.08
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.16
|
$75.78
NIO2,777.30
|
|
pay 9.0% less for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,329.63
|
$125.56
NIO4,601.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,693.76
|
$4,800.00
NIO175,925.63
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR105.99
|
$1.36
NIO49.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.87
|
$2.21
NIO81.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.87
|
$2.66
NIO97.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.23
|
$37.27
NIO1,365.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 45.0% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.41
|
$74.93
NIO2,746.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,072.65
|
$56.67
NIO2,076.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,273.17
|
$109.40
NIO4,009.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,532.93
|
$150.00
NIO5,497.68
|
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