Cost of living comparison
Managua is 0.4% cheaper than Ecuador.
If you lived in Managua instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 16.0% more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Managua
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.16
|
$4.95
C$183.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.40
|
$5.52
C$204.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
|
$0.65
C$23.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
|
$0.76
C$28.06
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
|
$1.38
C$51.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
|
$1.90
C$70.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$3.95
C$145.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
|
$1.98
C$73.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$2.29
C$84.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$2.18
C$80.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.48
C$17.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.78
C$28.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.69
C$25.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
|
$0.67
C$24.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.55
C$20.34
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
|
$4.73
C$174.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
|
$10.00
C$369.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,150.00
|
$19,000.00
C$702,240.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
|
$10.46
C$386.70
|
|
pay 11.5% more for housing
Ecuador
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.92
|
$58.25
C$2,152.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.15
|
$235.71
C$8,712.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.11
|
$186.67
C$6,899.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.53
|
$52.74
C$1,949.23
|
|
pay 40.0% less for childcare
Ecuador
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.58
|
$126.63
C$4,680.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,198.40
|
$3,774.75
C$139,514.71
|
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
|
$1.95
C$72.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
|
$2.17
C$80.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$3.00
C$110.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.90
|
$30.40
C$1,123.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.18
|
$6.57
C$242.93
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
Ecuador
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.02
|
$46.93
C$1,734.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.30
|
$42.70
C$1,578.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.53
|
$77.56
C$2,866.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.33
|
$80.63
C$2,979.97
|
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