Cost of living comparison
Riga is 83.5% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Riga instead of Managua, you would:
pay 80.9% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.55
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.68
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.63
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.19
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 12.0% more for groceries
Managua
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.36
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.59
|
$5.46
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO149.08
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.15
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.36
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.71
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.66
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.19
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.69
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.15
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.40
|
$6.87
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.70
|
$11.37
€10.55
|
|
pay 72.2% more for housing
Managua
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,794.94
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,953.47
|
$539.93
€500.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,194.98
|
$363.88
€337.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.06
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
$493.19
€457.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,221.54
|
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
|
pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.58
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.88
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.30
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,968.45
|
$46.87
€43.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Managua
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,390.69
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.19
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,394.39
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,597.49
|
$123.25
€114.35
|
|
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