Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 19.9% cheaper than Managua.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Managua, you would:
pay 33.3% less for restaurants
Managua
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
C$183.12
|
$3.01
KES394.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
C$204.12
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
C$23.86
|
$0.49
KES64.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
C$28.06
|
$0.45
KES59.00
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
Managua
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
C$51.07
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
C$70.26
|
$3.28
KES430.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
C$145.92
|
$2.60
KES341.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
C$73.14
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
C$84.80
|
$2.25
KES295.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
C$80.71
|
$0.58
KES75.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
C$17.86
|
$0.44
KES58.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
C$28.66
|
$0.65
KES84.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
C$25.66
|
$0.37
KES48.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
C$24.92
|
$0.26
KES34.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
C$20.34
|
$0.33
KES42.99
|
|
pay 38.0% more for transportation
Managua
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
C$174.75
|
$3.88
KES509.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
C$369.60
|
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
C$702,240.00
|
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
C$386.70
|
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
|
pay 48.6% less for housing
Managua
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
C$2,152.74
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
C$8,712.00
|
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
C$6,899.20
|
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
C$1,949.23
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
|
pay 19.3% more for childcare
Managua
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
C$4,680.40
|
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
C$139,514.71
|
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
C$72.07
|
$1.77
KES232.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
C$80.10
|
$1.34
KES176.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
C$110.88
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
C$1,123.62
|
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
C$242.93
|
$4.82
KES632.01
|
|
pay 65.5% less for clothing
Managua
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
C$1,734.54
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
C$1,578.02
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
C$2,866.66
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
C$2,979.97
|
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
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