Cost of living comparison
Managua is 9.6% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Managua instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$4.08
NIO149.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$7.00
NIO256.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$0.65
NIO23.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$0.67
NIO24.60
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$1.67
NIO61.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$2.35
NIO86.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$4.20
NIO153.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$1.94
NIO71.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$2.29
NIO84.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$2.50
NIO91.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$0.64
NIO23.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$1.44
NIO52.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$0.59
NIO21.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$1.38
NIO50.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.79
NIO29.11
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$5.07
NIO185.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$22,000.00
NIO806,325.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
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pay 10.5% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$44.10
NIO1,616.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$75.78
NIO2,777.30
|
|
pay 31.0% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$125.56
NIO4,601.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$4,800.00
NIO175,925.63
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$1.36
NIO49.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$2.21
NIO81.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$2.66
NIO97.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$37.27
NIO1,365.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$74.93
NIO2,746.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$56.67
NIO2,076.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$109.40
NIO4,009.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$150.00
NIO5,497.68
|
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