Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 54.3% cheaper than Managua.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Managua, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
Managua
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
NIO182.22
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
NIO203.12
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
NIO27.92
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 62.2% less for groceries
Managua
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
NIO50.82
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
NIO69.92
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
NIO145.21
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
NIO72.78
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.39
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
NIO80.31
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
NIO17.77
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
NIO28.52
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NIO24.80
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
NIO20.24
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 49.4% less for transportation
Managua
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
NIO173.90
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
NIO698,818.21
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
NIO384.82
|
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
Managua
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
NIO2,142.26
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
NIO8,669.55
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
NIO6,865.58
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
NIO1,939.73
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 54.5% less for childcare
Managua
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
NIO4,657.59
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
NIO138,834.90
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
NIO71.72
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.71
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
NIO110.34
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
NIO1,118.14
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
NIO241.75
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 44.9% less for clothing
Managua
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
NIO1,726.09
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NIO1,570.33
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
NIO2,852.70
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
NIO2,965.44
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
|
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