Cost of living comparison
Managua is 16.3% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Managua instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 22.0% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD69.82
|
$4.91
NIO180.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD49.87
|
$6.00
NIO220.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.79
|
$0.75
NIO27.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.40
|
$1.67
NIO61.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
$2.35
NIO86.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.15
|
$4.05
NIO148.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.64
|
$1.99
NIO73.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.22
|
$2.29
NIO84.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
$2.19
NIO80.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
$1.34
NIO49.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
$0.69
NIO25.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
$1.38
NIO50.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.01
|
$5.07
NIO186.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD658.27
|
$10.00
NIO367.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD198,976.20
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD75.80
|
$6.33
NIO232.55
|
|
pay 21.6% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD385.25
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,125.81
|
$325.00
NIO11,945.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,929.79
|
$250.00
NIO9,188.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD438.55
|
$75.78
NIO2,785.17
|
|
pay 7.9% less for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,565.88
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,516.16
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,099.50
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$1.57
NIO57.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
$2.17
NIO79.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD39.89
|
$2.73
NIO100.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD343.21
|
$53.52
NIO1,967.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD59.84
|
$6.80
NIO249.84
|
|
pay 15.7% more for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD421.03
|
$65.00
NIO2,389.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD369.03
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD715.97
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD732.24
|
$125.00
NIO4,594.38
|
|
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