Cost of living comparison
Managua is 32.8% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Managua instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 80.8% more for restaurants
|
Vientiane
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
LAK43,696
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.97
LAK65,544
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
LAK11,653
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
LAK9,323
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 34.9% more for groceries
|
Vientiane
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LAK20,100
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.72
LAK302,333
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LAK141,488
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
LAK38,582
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
LAK65,032
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LAK19,436
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LAK10,850
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
LAK20,350
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
LAK13,131
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
LAK15,999
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,095
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
|
Vientiane
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
LAK110,285
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.23
LAK1,085,070
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,330.27
LAK624,377,066
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.18
LAK246,447
|
?? | |
pay 48.9% more for housing
|
Vientiane
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.17
LAK246,239
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$859.15
LAK18,935,042
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$775.98
LAK17,101,935
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.31
LAK1,196,911
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 55.2% less for childcare
|
Vientiane
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$332.66
LAK7,331,561
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,252.41
LAK203,915,841
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vientiane
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
LAK20,907
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LAK32,961
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
LAK34,957
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.74
LAK1,096,196
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
LAK77,223
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 82.5% more for clothing
|
Vientiane
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.86
LAK1,892,222
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.88
LAK1,385,796
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.29
LAK1,262,574
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
LAK914,129
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
|
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