Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 52.9% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Managua, you would:
pay 39.8% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
C$181.93
|
$8.28
MX$137.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
C$202.79
|
$6.95
MX$115.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
C$23.70
|
$1.06
MX$17.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
C$27.88
|
$0.78
MX$12.91
|
|
pay 27.6% more for groceries
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
C$50.74
|
$2.09
MX$34.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
C$69.81
|
$4.43
MX$73.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
C$144.97
|
$5.45
MX$90.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
C$72.67
|
$2.15
MX$35.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
C$84.26
|
$3.19
MX$53.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
C$80.18
|
$1.21
MX$20.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
C$17.74
|
$0.62
MX$10.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
C$28.48
|
$0.71
MX$11.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
C$25.49
|
$0.76
MX$12.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
C$24.76
|
$0.78
MX$13.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
C$20.21
|
$0.73
MX$12.22
|
|
pay 12.7% more for transportation
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
C$173.62
|
$4.92
MX$81.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
C$367.21
|
$17.77
MX$295.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
C$697,690.34
|
$22,067.99
MX$367,277.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
C$384.20
|
$5.52
MX$91.82
|
|
pay 83.0% more for housing
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
C$2,138.80
|
$28.01
MX$466.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
C$8,655.56
|
$826.42
MX$13,754.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
C$6,854.50
|
$480.11
MX$7,990.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
C$1,936.60
|
$40.24
MX$669.72
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
C$4,650.07
|
$377.91
MX$6,289.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
C$138,610.82
|
$8,870.11
MX$147,625.18
|
|
pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
C$71.61
|
$2.76
MX$45.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
C$79.58
|
$2.89
MX$48.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
C$110.16
|
$3.86
MX$64.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
C$1,116.34
|
$49.94
MX$831.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
C$241.36
|
$4.97
MX$82.64
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
Managua
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
C$1,723.31
|
$56.86
MX$946.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
C$1,567.79
|
$37.51
MX$624.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
C$2,848.09
|
$92.48
MX$1,539.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
C$2,960.66
|
$95.13
MX$1,583.18
|
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