Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Nicaragua

Managua vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Managua is 20.7% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Managua
Groceries: pay 27.8% more in Managua
Transportation: pay 9.4% more in Managua
Housing: pay 9.1% less in Managua
Childcare: pay 6.7% more in Managua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.3% more in Managua
Clothing: pay 52.4% more in Managua

The cost of restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and childcare in Managua are more expensive than in Jakarta. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Managua.

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Managua vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Managua instead of Jakarta, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Managua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	$10.00 NIO368.55	+276.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$7.61 NIO280.46	+127.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$0.88 NIO32.54	+95.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,636.51	$0.71 NIO26.22	+177.0%
Average			+186.6%

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pay 27.8% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Managua
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR20,059.21	$2.37 NIO87.46	+113.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$5.80 NIO213.64	+22.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR94,988.92	$4.68 NIO172.61	-11.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,909.88	$2.37 NIO87.18	+29.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR25,131.46	$2.87 NIO105.79	+106.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	$1.82 NIO67.08	+43.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	$0.27 NIO10.03	-55.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	$0.82 NIO30.09	-30.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	$1.11 NIO41.05	+79.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	$1.79 NIO65.90	+186.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$1.01 NIO37.13	+4.6%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 9.4% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Managua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$5.06 NIO186.38	+59.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR212K	$6.01 NIO221.41	-48.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR504M	$22,973.64 NIO847K	-17.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,752.68	$14.69 NIO541.39	+359.2%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 9.1% less for housing

	Jakarta	Managua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR343K	$32.47 NIO1,196.57	+70.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$256.40 NIO9,449.50	-29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$181.00 NIO6,670.67	-8.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$115.83 NIO4,268.74	+42.0%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 6.7% more for childcare

	Jakarta	Managua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$235.82 NIO8,690.94	+54.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$6,060.00 NIO223K	-26.2%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Managua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$1.50 NIO55.28	-40.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,041.60	$2.60 NIO95.82	+30.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$2.73 NIO100.51	-3.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR472K	$34.79 NIO1,282.16	+33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$9.00 NIO331.69	+168.4%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 52.4% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Managua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$59.88 NIO2,206.90	+2.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$65.00 NIO2,395.54	+126.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$122.64 NIO4,519.99	+70.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$144.83 NIO5,337.49	+36.4%
Average			+52.4%

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