Cost of living comparison
Managua is 11.1% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Managua instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 33.4% more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
|
pay 37.9% more for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$0.69
NIO25.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
|
pay 47.3% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
$6.33
NIO232.51
|
|
pay 5.6% more for housing
Kuwait City
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
$325.00
NIO11,943.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
$250.00
NIO9,187.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.79
|
|
pay 52.3% less for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,075.00
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
$53.52
NIO1,966.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 44.5% more for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
$125.00
NIO4,593.75
|
|
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