Cost of living comparison
Managua is 59.7% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Managua instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 75.3% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.49
€25.53
|
$4.95
NIO181.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$5.52
NIO202.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.17
€4.80
|
$0.65
NIO23.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$6.10
€5.67
|
$0.76
NIO27.87
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
$1.38
NIO50.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.70
€7.15
|
$1.90
NIO69.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
€6.76
|
$3.95
NIO144.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
$1.98
NIO72.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$2.29
NIO84.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$2.18
NIO80.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.48
NIO17.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.78
NIO28.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$0.69
NIO25.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.67
NIO24.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.55
NIO20.20
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€7.09
|
$4.73
NIO173.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.58
€36.76
|
$10.00
NIO367.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
$19,000.00
NIO697,498.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€16.95
|
$10.46
NIO384.09
|
|
pay 69.9% less for housing
Monaco
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.33
€71.81
|
$58.25
NIO2,138.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,728.44
€5,319.71
|
$235.71
NIO8,653.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,664.83
€3,403.35
|
$186.67
NIO6,852.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.95
€136.46
|
$52.74
NIO1,936.07
|
|
pay 89.6% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,267.21
|
$126.63
NIO4,648.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
$3,774.75
NIO138,572.71
|
|
pay 69.5% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.70
€7.15
|
$1.95
NIO71.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
€4.40
|
$2.17
NIO79.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$3.00
NIO110.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$659.67
€612.60
|
$30.40
NIO1,116.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$6.57
NIO241.29
|
|
pay 43.3% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.67
€123.20
|
$46.93
NIO1,722.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.65
|
$42.70
NIO1,567.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$153.65
€142.69
|
$77.56
NIO2,847.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$523.34
€486.00
|
$80.63
NIO2,959.84
|
|
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