Cost of living comparison
Managua is 15.8% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Managua instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 42.8% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,056.64
|
$4.91
NIO180.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,042.48
|
$6.00
NIO220.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF593.93
|
$0.75
NIO27.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF453.32
|
$0.88
NIO32.19
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF570.57
|
$1.67
NIO61.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,738.89
|
$2.35
NIO86.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,484.23
|
$4.05
NIO149.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF903.90
|
$1.99
NIO73.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF928.67
|
$2.29
NIO84.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF260.91
|
$2.19
NIO80.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF305.48
|
$0.72
NIO26.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF323.62
|
$1.34
NIO49.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF506.85
|
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF204.70
|
$1.38
NIO50.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF223.85
|
$0.71
NIO26.15
|
|
pay 46.3% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,421.62
|
$5.07
NIO186.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,634.52
|
$10.00
NIO367.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,155,759.57
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,685.42
|
$6.33
NIO232.74
|
|
pay 8.7% more for housing
Budapest
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,429.07
|
$48.80
NIO1,795.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF231,265.54
|
$325.00
NIO11,955.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF179,836.15
|
$250.00
NIO9,196.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF44,186.79
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.49
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF157,655.78
|
$125.56
NIO4,618.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,840,547.21
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,249.59
|
|
pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,014.16
|
$1.57
NIO57.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF846.57
|
$2.17
NIO79.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,231.15
|
$2.73
NIO100.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF18,662.72
|
$53.52
NIO1,968.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,788.94
|
$6.80
NIO250.04
|
|
pay 32.4% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF28,745.07
|
$65.00
NIO2,391.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,247.67
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF33,375.08
|
$146.67
NIO5,395.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF36,092.18
|
$125.00
NIO4,598.20
|
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