Cost of living comparison
Managua is 53.7% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Managua instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 23.9% more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,649
|
$4.91
NIO180.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,544
|
$6.00
NIO220.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,005
|
$0.75
NIO27.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF670
|
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
|
pay 86.5% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,369
|
$1.67
NIO61.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,267
|
$2.35
NIO86.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,905
|
$4.05
NIO148.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,114
|
$1.99
NIO73.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,938
|
$2.29
NIO84.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,987
|
$2.19
NIO80.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF633
|
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,168
|
$1.34
NIO49.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF650
|
$0.69
NIO25.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF291
|
$1.38
NIO50.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF378
|
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
Kigali
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,108
|
$5.07
NIO186.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,638
|
$10.00
NIO367.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,647,879
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,078
|
$6.33
NIO232.55
|
|
pay 40.4% more for housing
Kigali
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,936
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF660,553
|
$325.00
NIO11,945.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF402,076
|
$250.00
NIO9,188.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,996
|
$75.78
NIO2,785.17
|
|
pay 49.8% less for childcare
Kigali
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,933
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,318,751
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,099.50
|
|
pay 53.3% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,508
|
$1.57
NIO57.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,890
|
$2.17
NIO79.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,513
|
$2.73
NIO100.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,208
|
$53.52
NIO1,967.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,021
|
$6.80
NIO249.84
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,643
|
$65.00
NIO2,389.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,669
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,438
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,490
|
$125.00
NIO4,594.38
|
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