Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 3.9 times more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Managua, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Managua
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.55
|
$21.77
€20.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.68
|
$13.06
€12.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.63
|
$3.31
€3.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.19
|
$2.81
€2.60
|
|
pay 51.9% more for groceries
Managua
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.36
|
$2.11
€1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.59
|
$6.59
€6.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO149.08
|
$5.10
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.15
|
$4.45
€4.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.36
|
$5.95
€5.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.71
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.66
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.19
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.69
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.15
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.40
|
$8.18
€7.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
$88.71
€82.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,110.45
€29,790.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.70
|
$25.25
€23.43
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Managua
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,794.94
|
$50.09
€46.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,953.47
|
$2,059.29
€1,910.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,194.98
|
$1,685.95
€1,564.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.06
|
$203.74
€189.02
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
$2,119.81
€1,966.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,221.54
|
$11,765.02
€10,915.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.58
|
$7.08
€6.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.88
|
$4.28
€3.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.30
|
$10.34
€9.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,968.45
|
$62.30
€57.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Managua
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,390.69
|
$89.06
€82.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.19
|
$33.70
€31.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,394.39
|
$94.07
€87.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,597.49
|
$110.42
€102.44
|
|
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