Cost of living comparison
Managua is 1.0% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Managua instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.56
|
$4.91
NIO180.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$6.00
NIO220.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.64
|
$0.75
NIO27.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.78
|
$0.88
NIO32.19
|
|
pay 47.7% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
$1.67
NIO61.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.25
|
$2.35
NIO86.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.62
|
$4.05
NIO149.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
$1.99
NIO73.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.94
|
$2.29
NIO84.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.50
|
$2.19
NIO80.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.55
|
$0.72
NIO26.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.31
|
$1.34
NIO49.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.17
|
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.10
|
$1.38
NIO50.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.06
|
$0.71
NIO26.15
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
Bucharest
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON27.17
|
$5.07
NIO186.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.90
|
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.30
|
$6.33
NIO232.70
|
|
pay 83.7% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
$48.80
NIO1,794.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
$325.00
NIO11,953.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
$250.00
NIO9,194.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.06
|
|
pay 62.6% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,221.54
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.16
|
$1.57
NIO57.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.54
|
$2.17
NIO79.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
$2.73
NIO100.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON232.79
|
$53.52
NIO1,968.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
|
pay 31.8% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
$65.00
NIO2,390.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
$146.67
NIO5,394.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON464.69
|
$125.00
NIO4,597.49
|
|
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