Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 57.7% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Managua, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Managua
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
$10.94
RON50.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
$2.09
RON9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
$2.12
RON9.68
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
Managua
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
$4.60
RON21.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
$6.63
RON30.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
$3.02
RON13.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
$0.72
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.51
|
$0.90
RON4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
$0.46
RON2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
$0.45
RON2.04
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
Managua
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
$5.88
RON26.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
$17.51
RON80.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.51
|
$5.91
RON27.04
|
|
pay 27.1% more for housing
Managua
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.48
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,943.75
|
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,187.50
|
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.79
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,075.00
|
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
|
pay 51.2% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
$3.06
RON14.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
$3.15
RON14.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,966.85
|
$50.37
RON230.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Managua
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.75
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.50
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.00
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,593.75
|
$100.55
RON460.16
|
|
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