Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 97.0% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Managua, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Managua
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.27
|
$14.27
UYU560.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.34
|
$10.38
UYU407.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.59
|
$2.24
UYU88.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.14
|
$1.68
UYU66.16
|
|
pay 46.5% more for groceries
Managua
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.27
|
$2.92
UYU114.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.46
|
$6.16
UYU242.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO148.85
|
$4.38
UYU172.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.03
|
$4.58
UYU179.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.23
|
$4.51
UYU177.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.58
|
$1.08
UYU42.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.62
|
$1.18
UYU46.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.11
|
$0.73
UYU28.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.50
|
$1.36
UYU53.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.61
|
$0.86
UYU33.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.11
|
$0.82
UYU32.10
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.11
|
$7.50
UYU294.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.23
|
$46.69
UYU1,834.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,469.18
UYU1,629,382.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.34
|
$22.44
UYU881.65
|
|
pay 51.5% more for housing
Managua
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,792.17
|
$43.70
UYU1,717.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,935.00
|
$610.68
UYU23,994.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,180.77
|
$460.50
UYU18,093.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,782.75
|
$109.30
UYU4,294.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,610.79
|
$391.27
UYU15,373.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO179,943.11
|
$8,590.90
UYU337,548.75
|
|
pay 74.0% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.49
|
$3.37
UYU132.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.75
|
$4.18
UYU164.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.15
|
$5.19
UYU203.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,965.41
|
$61.70
UYU2,424.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.62
|
$10.64
UYU417.89
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Managua
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,387.00
|
$101.17
UYU3,975.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,080.97
|
$44.13
UYU1,734.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,386.05
|
$115.51
UYU4,538.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,590.39
|
$119.30
UYU4,687.53
|
|
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