Cost of living comparison
Managua is 12.1% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Managua instead of Suva, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
Suva
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
FJD11.40
|
$4.08
NIO149.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD15.55
|
$7.00
NIO257.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
FJD3.24
|
$0.65
NIO23.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
FJD2.16
|
$0.67
NIO24.65
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
Suva
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
FJD1.14
|
$1.67
NIO61.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
FJD14.89
|
$2.35
NIO86.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
FJD10.94
|
$4.20
NIO154.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
FJD7.15
|
$1.94
NIO71.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
FJD7.40
|
$2.29
NIO84.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
FJD3.04
|
$2.50
NIO91.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
FJD2.43
|
$0.64
NIO23.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
FJD4.22
|
$1.44
NIO52.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
FJD3.38
|
$0.59
NIO21.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
FJD1.41
|
$1.38
NIO50.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
FJD1.23
|
$0.79
NIO29.18
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
Suva
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
FJD11.56
|
$5.07
NIO186.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.34
FJD51.82
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,105.44
FJD46,639.60
|
$22,000.00
NIO808,184.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD10.36
|
?? | |
pay 15.9% more for housing
Suva
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.92
FJD64.78
|
$44.10
NIO1,620.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.65
FJD1,727.39
|
$250.00
NIO9,183.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$312.75
FJD725.50
|
$250.00
NIO9,183.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.39
FJD91.37
|
$75.78
NIO2,783.71
|
|
pay 50.4% less for childcare
Suva
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.74
FJD525.99
|
$125.56
NIO4,612.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,946.30
FJD25,392.67
|
$4,800.00
NIO176,331.20
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD6.22
|
$1.36
NIO49.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
FJD7.44
|
$2.21
NIO81.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD22.80
|
$2.66
NIO97.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.92
FJD67.08
|
$37.27
NIO1,369.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD10.36
|
$7.30
NIO268.07
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Suva
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD60.11
|
$74.93
NIO2,752.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD63.22
|
$56.67
NIO2,081.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
FJD151.67
|
$109.40
NIO4,018.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.48
FJD142.61
|
$150.00
NIO5,510.35
|
|
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