Cost of living comparison
Managua is 5.9 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Managua instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.88
|
$4.91
NIO180.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.85
|
$6.00
NIO220.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.29
|
$0.75
NIO27.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.63
|
$0.88
NIO32.14
|
|
pay 0.9% less for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$1.67
NIO61.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.77
|
$2.35
NIO86.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.17
|
$4.05
NIO148.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.93
|
$1.99
NIO73.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
$2.29
NIO84.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.25
|
$2.19
NIO80.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.25
|
$0.72
NIO26.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.40
|
$1.34
NIO49.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$0.69
NIO25.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
$1.38
NIO50.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.71
NIO26.11
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.29
|
$5.07
NIO186.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
NIO367.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,914.17
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.47
|
$6.33
NIO232.34
|
|
pay 63.9% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.16
|
$48.80
NIO1,792.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$325.00
NIO11,935.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$250.00
NIO9,180.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP532.01
|
$75.78
NIO2,782.75
|
|
pay 29.6 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.41
|
$125.56
NIO4,610.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP198.77
|
$4,900.00
NIO179,943.11
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.95
|
$1.57
NIO57.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
$2.17
NIO79.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.85
|
$2.73
NIO100.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.69
|
$53.52
NIO1,965.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.80
NIO249.62
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.94
|
$65.00
NIO2,387.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.85
|
$56.67
NIO2,080.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.69
|
$146.67
NIO5,386.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.57
|
$125.00
NIO4,590.39
|
|
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