Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 30.1% cheaper than Managua.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Managua, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
Managua
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
$1.87
NPR249.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
$6.74
NPR897.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
$0.50
NPR67.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
$0.18
NPR24.04
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
Managua
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
$0.56
NPR75.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
$4.47
NPR596.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
$3.24
NPR431.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
$1.56
NPR207.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
$1.43
NPR190.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
$1.13
NPR151.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
$0.47
NPR62.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
$0.57
NPR75.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.51
|
$0.33
NPR43.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
$0.22
NPR29.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
$0.28
NPR37.47
|
|
pay 21.8% more for transportation
Managua
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
$4.97
NPR663.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
$8.98
NPR1,197.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,681.15
NPR4,489,939.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.51
|
$11.23
NPR1,496.65
|
|
pay 56.9% less for housing
Managua
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.48
|
$10.72
NPR1,429.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,943.75
|
$205.38
NPR27,378.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,187.50
|
$120.20
NPR16,024.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.79
|
$29.53
NPR3,937.06
|
|
pay 31.4% less for childcare
Managua
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
$92.91
NPR12,385.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,075.00
|
$3,100.81
NPR413,360.18
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
$2.62
NPR349.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
$1.66
NPR221.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
$2.99
NPR399.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,966.85
|
$24.50
NPR3,265.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
$3.37
NPR448.99
|
|
pay 57.7% less for clothing
Managua
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.75
|
$25.39
NPR3,384.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.50
|
$35.76
NPR4,767.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.00
|
$52.04
NPR6,936.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,593.75
|
$39.52
NPR5,268.96
|
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