Cost of living comparison
Managua is 38.1% cheaper than San Juan.
If you lived in Managua instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 54.7% less for restaurants
|
San Juan
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.12
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
|
pay 41.3% less for groceries
|
San Juan
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.56
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.93
|
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.52
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
|
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
|
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.69
NIO25.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
|
San Juan
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
|
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,500.00
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.00
|
$6.33
NIO232.52
|
|
pay 63.2% less for housing
|
San Juan
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.54
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,883.33
|
$325.00
NIO11,943.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$877.00
|
$250.00
NIO9,187.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$242.45
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.83
|
|
pay 63.2% less for childcare
|
San Juan
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$471.43
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,077.19
|
|
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Juan
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
|
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
|
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.57
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.75
|
$53.52
NIO1,966.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.50
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 33.3% more for clothing
|
San Juan
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.00
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.71
|
$125.00
NIO4,593.81
|
|
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