Cost of living comparison
Managua is 30.4% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Managua instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$4.95
NIO183.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$5.52
NIO204.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.65
NIO23.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.76
NIO28.09
|
|
pay 50.8% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$1.38
NIO51.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$1.90
NIO70.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$3.95
NIO146.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$1.98
NIO73.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$2.29
NIO84.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$2.18
NIO80.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.48
NIO17.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.78
NIO28.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.69
NIO25.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.67
NIO24.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.55
NIO20.36
|
|
pay 62.5% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$4.73
NIO174.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$10.00
NIO370.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$19,000.00
NIO703,099.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$10.46
NIO387.18
|
|
pay 10.1% less for housing
Kingstown
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$58.25
NIO2,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$235.71
NIO8,722.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$186.67
NIO6,907.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$52.74
NIO1,951.61
|
|
pay 0.5% less for childcare
Kingstown
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$126.63
NIO4,686.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$3,774.75
NIO139,685.46
|
|
pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$1.95
NIO72.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.17
NIO80.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.00
NIO111.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$30.40
NIO1,124.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$6.57
NIO243.23
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$46.93
NIO1,736.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$42.70
NIO1,579.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$77.56
NIO2,870.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$80.63
NIO2,983.61
|
|
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