Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 94.8% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Managua, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Managua
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Managua
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.51
|
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.51
|
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
|
pay 39.1% more for housing
Managua
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.48
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,943.75
|
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,187.50
|
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.79
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 62.6% more for childcare
Managua
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,075.00
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 96.0% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,966.85
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Managua
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.75
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.50
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.00
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,593.75
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
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