Cost of living comparison
Managua is 9.3% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Managua instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$29.86
|
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$34.83
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.15
|
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.06
|
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
|
pay 46.0% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.10
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.50
|
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$20.94
|
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.19
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.24
|
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.80
|
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.10
|
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.41
|
$0.69
NIO25.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.95
|
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.17
|
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$242.83
|
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$129,376.51
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.20
|
$6.33
NIO232.51
|
|
pay 40.5% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$105.05
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,049.50
|
$325.00
NIO11,943.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,237.37
|
$250.00
NIO9,187.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$274.63
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.79
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,709.17
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,200.25
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,075.00
|
|
pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.44
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$133.50
|
$53.52
NIO1,966.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$39.81
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 65.6% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$292.87
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$230.31
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$335.45
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$318.37
|
$125.00
NIO4,593.75
|
|
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