Cost of living comparison
Managua is 27.5% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Managua instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 18.2% more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA17,005
|
$4.91
NIO180.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA20,006
|
$6.00
NIO220.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,446
|
$0.75
NIO27.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,551
|
$0.88
NIO32.19
|
|
pay 82.2% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,482
|
$1.67
NIO61.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA20,935
|
$2.35
NIO86.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA16,730
|
$4.05
NIO149.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA9,636
|
$1.99
NIO73.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,241
|
$2.29
NIO84.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,592
|
$2.19
NIO80.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,288
|
$0.72
NIO26.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,382
|
$1.34
NIO49.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,777
|
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,437
|
$1.38
NIO50.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA1,974
|
$0.71
NIO26.15
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA21,300
|
$5.07
NIO186.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
$6.33
NIO232.70
|
|
pay 42.2% more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA250,745
|
$48.80
NIO1,794.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,050,642
|
$325.00
NIO11,953.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA619,756
|
$250.00
NIO9,194.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.06
|
|
pay 33.1% less for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,221.54
|
|
pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,501
|
$1.57
NIO57.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,189
|
$2.17
NIO79.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA15,005
|
$2.73
NIO100.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA200,063
|
$53.52
NIO1,968.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA30,009
|
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
|
pay 75.2% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA124,378
|
$65.00
NIO2,390.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA133,375
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA450,141
|
$146.67
NIO5,394.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA400,125
|
$125.00
NIO4,597.49
|
|
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