Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 64.9% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Managua, you would:
pay 27.7% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.55
|
$6.40
JMD1,001.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.68
|
$7.68
JMD1,201.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.63
|
$1.24
JMD193.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.19
|
$0.77
JMD120.90
|
|
pay 90.6% more for groceries
Managua
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.36
|
$3.26
JMD510.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.59
|
$7.03
JMD1,100.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO149.08
|
$16.07
JMD2,515.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.15
|
$4.39
JMD687.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.36
|
$3.25
JMD508.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.71
|
$2.39
JMD373.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.66
|
$1.41
JMD221.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.19
|
$1.86
JMD291.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
$1.22
JMD191.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.69
|
$1.13
JMD177.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.15
|
$1.01
JMD157.92
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.40
|
$5.09
JMD796.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
$38.38
JMD6,006.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$43,822.25
JMD6,857,366.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.70
|
$26.55
JMD4,154.46
|
|
pay 67.7% more for housing
Managua
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,794.94
|
$48.43
JMD7,578.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,953.47
|
$731.08
JMD114,399.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,194.98
|
$447.17
JMD69,974.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.06
|
$127.20
JMD19,903.74
|
|
pay 25.3% more for childcare
Managua
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
$259.63
JMD40,626.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,221.54
|
$2,149.53
JMD336,361.36
|
|
pay 88.3% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.58
|
$2.24
JMD350.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.88
|
$3.89
JMD608.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.30
|
$8.96
JMD1,401.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,968.45
|
$72.56
JMD11,354.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
$10.56
JMD1,651.77
|
|
pay 46.6% less for clothing
Managua
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,390.69
|
$35.99
JMD5,631.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.19
|
$29.19
JMD4,567.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,394.39
|
$71.74
JMD11,226.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,597.49
|
$72.20
JMD11,297.85
|
|
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