Cost of living comparison
Managua is 64.5% more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Managua instead of Accra, you would:
pay 64.2% more for restaurants
Accra
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
$4.95
NIO182.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
GHS90.49
|
$5.52
NIO203.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GHS8.52
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS3.07
|
$0.76
NIO27.92
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
Accra
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
GHS15.84
|
$1.38
NIO50.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.96
GHS55.44
|
$1.90
NIO69.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
GHS101.93
|
$3.95
NIO145.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
GHS23.91
|
$1.98
NIO72.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
GHS26.15
|
$2.29
NIO84.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
GHS13.89
|
$2.18
NIO80.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
GHS5.99
|
$0.48
NIO17.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
GHS8.19
|
$0.78
NIO28.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GHS11.89
|
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GHS11.74
|
$0.67
NIO24.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
GHS9.73
|
$0.55
NIO20.24
|
|
pay 50.9% more for transportation
Accra
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
GHS51.57
|
$4.73
NIO173.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.56
GHS329.65
|
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,189.79
GHS86,614.85
|
$19,000.00
NIO698,818.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.31
GHS116.35
|
$10.46
NIO384.82
|
|
pay 64.6% more for housing
Accra
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.59
GHS582.03
|
$58.25
NIO2,142.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.45
GHS12,530.21
|
$235.71
NIO8,669.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.21
GHS828.54
|
$186.67
NIO6,865.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.83
GHS417.40
|
$52.74
NIO1,939.73
|
|
pay 38.0% more for childcare
Accra
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.39
GHS845.08
|
$126.63
NIO4,657.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,690.48
GHS79,627.95
|
$3,774.75
NIO138,834.90
|
|
pay 41.5% more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
GHS12.93
|
$1.95
NIO71.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
GHS29.93
|
$2.17
NIO79.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.48
GHS20.68
|
$3.00
NIO110.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.72
GHS513.87
|
$30.40
NIO1,118.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
GHS84.03
|
$6.57
NIO241.75
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
GHS187.58
|
$46.93
NIO1,726.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$12.88
GHS180.18
|
$42.70
NIO1,570.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.37
GHS480.91
|
$77.56
NIO2,852.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.18
GHS478.32
|
$80.63
NIO2,965.44
|
|
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