Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 77.5% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Managua, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
Managua
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
NIO183.34
|
$2.95
THB109.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
NIO204.37
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.89
|
$0.57
THB21.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
NIO28.09
|
$0.32
THB11.94
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
Managua
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
NIO51.13
|
$1.86
THB68.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
NIO70.35
|
$8.67
THB321.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
NIO146.10
|
$6.60
THB244.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
NIO73.23
|
$2.02
THB74.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.91
|
$1.46
THB53.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
NIO80.80
|
$1.36
THB50.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
NIO17.88
|
$0.63
THB23.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
NIO28.70
|
$0.90
THB33.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.69
|
$0.73
THB27.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NIO24.95
|
$0.73
THB26.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
NIO20.36
|
$0.63
THB23.21
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
NIO174.97
|
$4.46
THB165.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO370.05
|
$38.39
THB1,421.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
NIO703,099.48
|
$59,069.18
THB2,186,800.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
NIO387.18
|
$10.60
THB392.53
|
|
pay 47.6% more for housing
Managua
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
NIO2,155.38
|
$15.74
THB582.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
NIO8,722.66
|
$659.48
THB24,414.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
NIO6,907.64
|
$314.02
THB11,625.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
NIO1,951.61
|
$60.89
THB2,254.18
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
NIO4,686.13
|
$562.72
THB20,832.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
NIO139,685.46
|
$13,500.26
THB499,793.17
|
|
pay 36.6% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
NIO72.16
|
$2.36
THB87.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO80.20
|
$2.30
THB85.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
NIO111.02
|
$4.43
THB164.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
NIO1,124.99
|
$56.73
THB2,100.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
NIO243.23
|
$7.97
THB295.22
|
|
pay 18.7% more for clothing
Managua
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
NIO1,736.67
|
$59.87
THB2,216.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NIO1,579.95
|
$40.54
THB1,500.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
NIO2,870.17
|
$97.44
THB3,607.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
NIO2,983.61
|
$102.02
THB3,776.74
|
|
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