Cost of living comparison
Managua is 48.3% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Managua instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$4.95
NIO183.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$5.52
NIO204.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$0.65
NIO23.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.31
|
$0.76
NIO28.09
|
|
pay 20.7% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
$1.38
NIO51.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.45
|
$1.90
NIO70.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.40
|
$3.95
NIO146.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.67
|
$1.98
NIO73.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$2.29
NIO84.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$2.18
NIO80.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.48
NIO17.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.78
NIO28.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$0.69
NIO25.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.67
NIO24.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.55
NIO20.36
|
|
pay 56.4% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$4.73
NIO174.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.40
|
$10.00
NIO370.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,061.00
|
$19,000.00
NIO703,099.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.83
|
$10.46
NIO387.18
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.87
|
$58.25
NIO2,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,678.22
|
$235.71
NIO8,722.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,472.22
|
$186.67
NIO6,907.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.19
|
$52.74
NIO1,951.61
|
|
pay 79.9% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,611.81
|
$126.63
NIO4,686.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,725.82
|
$3,774.75
NIO139,685.46
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.95
NIO72.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.26
|
$2.17
NIO80.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.42
|
$3.00
NIO111.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.98
|
$30.40
NIO1,124.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.35
|
$6.57
NIO243.23
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.81
|
$46.93
NIO1,736.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.55
|
$42.70
NIO1,579.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.97
|
$77.56
NIO2,870.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.63
|
$80.63
NIO2,983.61
|
|
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