Cost of living comparison
Managua is 9.1% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Managua instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 7.8% more for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 30.0% more for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 0.3% less for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
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pay 33.3% more for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Managua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
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