Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 2.6 times more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Managua, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Managua
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
NIO182.22
|
$17.39
GIP13.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
NIO203.12
|
$8.69
GIP6.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
NIO27.92
|
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 41.3% more for groceries
Managua
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
NIO50.82
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
NIO69.92
|
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
NIO145.21
|
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
NIO72.78
|
$2.59
GIP2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.39
|
$3.81
GIP3.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
NIO80.31
|
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
NIO17.77
|
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
NIO28.52
|
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NIO24.80
|
$0.77
GIP0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
NIO20.24
|
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
|
pay 61.7% more for transportation
Managua
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
NIO173.90
|
$5.23
GIP4.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
$12.42
GIP9.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
NIO698,818.21
|
$33,381.44
GIP26,653.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
NIO384.82
|
$24.72
GIP19.74
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Managua
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
NIO2,142.26
|
$51.65
GIP41.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
NIO8,669.55
|
$1,771.10
GIP1,414.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
NIO6,865.58
|
$1,551.15
GIP1,238.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
NIO1,939.73
|
$84.77
GIP67.69
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
NIO4,657.59
|
$897.07
GIP716.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
NIO138,834.90
|
$11,592.94
GIP9,256.58
|
|
pay 72.5% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
NIO71.72
|
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.71
|
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
NIO110.34
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
NIO1,118.14
|
$67.59
GIP53.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
NIO241.75
|
$10.56
GIP8.43
|
|
pay 58.5% more for clothing
Managua
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
NIO1,726.09
|
$122.27
GIP97.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NIO1,570.33
|
$40.76
GIP32.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
NIO2,852.70
|
$125.94
GIP100.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
NIO2,965.44
|
$93.16
GIP74.38
|
|
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