Cost of living comparison
Managua is 5.9% more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Managua instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 30.7% less for restaurants
Bissau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
F CFA800
|
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
Bissau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
NIO25.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
Bissau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
$6.33
NIO232.51
|
|
pay 6.2% less for housing
Bissau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$48.80
NIO1,793.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
$325.00
NIO11,943.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
$250.00
NIO9,187.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.79
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,900.00
NIO180,075.00
|
pay 74.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
F CFA950
|
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
$53.52
NIO1,966.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 15.4% more for clothing
Bissau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
$125.00
NIO4,593.75
|
|
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