Cost of living comparison
Managua is 28.7% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Managua instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£19.13
|
$4.91
NIO180.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
$6.00
NIO220.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.72
|
$0.75
NIO27.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$0.88
NIO32.19
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
Douglas
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
$1.67
NIO61.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.45
|
$2.35
NIO86.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.68
|
$4.05
NIO149.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
$1.99
NIO73.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.78
|
$2.29
NIO84.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$2.19
NIO80.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.72
NIO26.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.80
|
$1.34
NIO49.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$1.38
NIO50.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.71
NIO26.15
|
|
pay 56.9% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.09
|
$5.07
NIO186.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£32.23
|
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.29
|
$6.33
NIO232.70
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
Douglas
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
$48.80
NIO1,794.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
$325.00
NIO11,953.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£748.99
|
$250.00
NIO9,194.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.06
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,221.54
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.83
|
$1.57
NIO57.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.34
|
$2.17
NIO79.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
$2.73
NIO100.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.91
|
$53.52
NIO1,968.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£9.06
|
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
|
pay 74.3% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
$65.00
NIO2,390.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
$146.67
NIO5,394.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.72
|
$125.00
NIO4,597.49
|
|
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