Cost of living comparison
Managua is 20.4% cheaper than Roseau.
If you lived in Managua instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 38.6% less for restaurants
Roseau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.95
NIO182.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$5.52
NIO203.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.76
NIO27.92
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
Roseau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$1.38
NIO50.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.90
NIO69.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$3.95
NIO145.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$1.98
NIO72.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.29
NIO84.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.18
NIO80.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
NIO17.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
NIO28.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.67
NIO24.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.55
NIO20.24
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$4.73
NIO173.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,000.00
NIO698,818.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.46
NIO384.82
|
|
pay 15.8% less for housing
Roseau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$58.25
NIO2,142.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$235.71
NIO8,669.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$186.67
NIO6,865.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$52.74
NIO1,939.73
|
|
pay 14.1% more for childcare
Roseau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$126.63
NIO4,657.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,774.75
NIO138,834.90
|
|
pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.95
NIO71.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$2.17
NIO79.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.00
NIO110.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$30.40
NIO1,118.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$6.57
NIO241.75
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$46.93
NIO1,726.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$42.70
NIO1,570.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$77.56
NIO2,852.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$80.63
NIO2,965.44
|
|
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