Cost of living comparison
Managua is 68.6% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Managua instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 51.6% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES398.86
|
$4.95
NIO183.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES517.85
|
$5.52
NIO204.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.99
|
$0.65
NIO23.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.60
|
$0.76
NIO28.09
|
|
pay 81.0% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.22
|
$1.38
NIO51.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES434.96
|
$1.90
NIO70.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES344.97
|
$3.95
NIO146.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES189.06
|
$1.98
NIO73.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES298.48
|
$2.29
NIO84.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.53
|
$2.18
NIO80.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.66
|
$0.48
NIO17.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.61
|
$0.78
NIO28.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.88
|
$0.69
NIO25.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.70
|
$0.67
NIO24.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.43
|
$0.55
NIO20.36
|
|
pay 14.6% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES514.50
|
$4.73
NIO174.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,319.92
|
$10.00
NIO370.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,268,460.29
|
$19,000.00
NIO703,099.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,294.06
|
$10.46
NIO387.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,197.16
|
$58.25
NIO2,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,469.60
|
$235.71
NIO8,722.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,394.90
|
$186.67
NIO6,907.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,153.49
|
$52.74
NIO1,951.61
|
|
pay 14.1% less for childcare
Kenya
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,832.79
|
$126.63
NIO4,686.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES692,537.03
|
$3,774.75
NIO139,685.46
|
|
pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES234.69
|
$1.95
NIO72.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES178.07
|
$2.17
NIO80.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES233.65
|
$3.00
NIO111.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,343.88
|
$30.40
NIO1,124.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES638.36
|
$6.57
NIO243.23
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,582.10
|
$46.93
NIO1,736.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,618.85
|
$42.70
NIO1,579.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,422.20
|
$77.56
NIO2,870.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,537.65
|
$80.63
NIO2,983.61
|
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