Cost of living comparison
Managua is 2.0 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Managua instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 2.3% more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$4.95
NIO182.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$5.52
NIO203.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.76
NIO27.92
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.38
NIO50.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.90
NIO69.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$3.95
NIO145.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.98
NIO72.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.29
NIO84.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$2.18
NIO80.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.48
NIO17.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.78
NIO28.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.67
NIO24.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.55
NIO20.24
|
|
pay 16.0% more for transportation
Asmara
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$4.73
NIO173.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,000.00
NIO698,818.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$10.46
NIO384.82
|
|
pay 0.9% less for housing
Asmara
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$58.25
NIO2,142.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$235.71
NIO8,669.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$186.67
NIO6,865.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$52.74
NIO1,939.73
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$126.63
NIO4,657.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$3,774.75
NIO138,834.90
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.95
NIO71.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$2.17
NIO79.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$3.00
NIO110.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.40
NIO1,118.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$6.57
NIO241.75
|
|
pay 66.8% more for clothing
Asmara
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$46.93
NIO1,726.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$42.70
NIO1,570.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$77.56
NIO2,852.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$80.63
NIO2,965.44
|
|
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