Cost of living comparison
Managua is 47.7% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Managua instead of Washington, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$4.08
NIO149.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$7.00
NIO256.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$0.65
NIO23.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$0.67
NIO24.60
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
Washington
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.34
|
$1.67
NIO61.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.84
|
$2.35
NIO86.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
|
$4.20
NIO153.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
|
$1.94
NIO71.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
|
$2.29
NIO84.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$2.50
NIO91.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$0.64
NIO23.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$1.44
NIO52.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.59
|
$0.59
NIO21.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$1.38
NIO50.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.79
NIO29.11
|
|
pay 0.1% more for transportation
Washington
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$5.07
NIO185.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$22,000.00
NIO806,325.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.88
|
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pay 65.0% less for housing
Washington
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.46
|
$44.10
NIO1,616.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,582.95
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,028.70
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.65
|
$75.78
NIO2,777.30
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
Washington
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,273.25
|
$125.56
NIO4,601.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,250.00
|
$4,800.00
NIO175,925.63
|
|
pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.36
NIO49.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
|
$2.21
NIO81.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
|
$2.66
NIO97.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.36
|
$37.27
NIO1,365.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.18
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
Washington
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.13
|
$74.93
NIO2,746.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.77
|
$56.67
NIO2,076.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.47
|
$109.40
NIO4,009.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$178.48
|
$150.00
NIO5,497.68
|
|
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