Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bamako vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary
Bamako is 13.4% cheaper than Managua.
Bamako vs. Managua Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bamako instead of Managua, you would:
pay 4.7% less for restaurants
|
Managua
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
NIO368.55
|
$8.50
F CFA4,963
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.61
NIO280.46
|
$8.18
F CFA4,777
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.54
|
$0.93
F CFA540
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NIO26.22
|
$0.68
F CFA394
|
|
Managua vs. Bamako - Cost of restaurants
pay 22.1% more for groceries
|
Managua
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.37
NIO87.46
|
$3.84
F CFA2,240
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.80
NIO213.64
|
$8.91
F CFA5,201
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
NIO172.61
|
$7.22
F CFA4,214
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
NIO87.18
|
$5.92
F CFA3,454
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.87
NIO105.79
|
$7.08
F CFA4,135
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.82
NIO67.08
|
$1.81
F CFA1,059
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
NIO10.03
|
$0.48
F CFA278
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
NIO30.09
|
$1.28
F CFA749
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
NIO41.05
|
$0.95
F CFA557
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
NIO65.90
|
$0.56
F CFA326
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NIO37.13
|
$0.52
F CFA305
|
|
Managua vs. Bamako - Cost of groceries
pay 17.0% less for transportation
|
Managua
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
NIO186.38
|
$4.20
F CFA2,452
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.01
NIO221.41
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,973.64
NIO847K
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.69
NIO541.39
|
?? | |
Managua vs. Bamako - Cost of transportation
pay 36.0% less for housing
|
Managua
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
NIO1,196.57
|
$65.00
F CFA37,949
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$256.40
NIO9,449.50
|
$175.00
F CFA102K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.00
NIO6,670.67
|
$80.00
F CFA46,706
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.83
NIO4,268.74
|
$114.71
F CFA66,968
|
|
Managua vs. Bamako - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Managua
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.82
NIO8,690.94
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,060.00
NIO223K
|
?? |
Managua vs. Bamako - Cost of childcare
pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Managua
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NIO55.28
|
$2.39
F CFA1,393
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
NIO95.82
|
$1.67
F CFA974
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.51
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.79
NIO1,282.16
|
$70.00
F CFA40,868
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
NIO331.69
|
?? | |
Managua vs. Bamako - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Managua
|
Bamako
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.88
NIO2,206.90
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.00
NIO2,395.54
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.64
NIO4,519.99
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.83
NIO5,337.49
|
?? |
Managua vs. Bamako - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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