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Roseau vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary

Roseau is 81.0% more expensive than Managua.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Roseau
Groceries: pay 76.6% more in Roseau
Transportation: pay 4.1 times more in Roseau
Housing: pay 38.5% more in Roseau
Childcare: pay 10.8% less in Roseau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.3% more in Roseau
Clothing: pay 34.0% less in Roseau

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Roseau are more expensive than in Managua. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Roseau. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Roseau.

Roseau vs. Managua Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Roseau instead of Managua, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Managua	Roseau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.91 NIO180.13	$7.40 EC$20.00	+50.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.30 NIO268.05	$7.03 EC$19.00	-3.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.05	$2.47 EC$6.67	+201.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NIO23.85	$2.22 EC$6.00	+241.6%
Average			+122.5%

Managua vs. Roseau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.6% more for groceries

	Managua	Roseau
Bread 1 loaf	$2.41 NIO88.57	$2.10 EC$5.67	-13.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.80 NIO212.71	$1.20 EC$3.25	-79.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.68 NIO171.86	$12.61 EC$34.07	+169.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 NIO84.08	$5.60 EC$15.13	+144.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 NIO105.33	$5.09 EC$13.76	+77.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO64.95	$2.91 EC$7.86	+64.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.44	$1.07 EC$2.90	+173.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO29.96	$2.03 EC$5.49	+148.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.17	$2.33 EC$6.30	+130.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 NIO65.18	$1.62 EC$4.37	-8.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 NIO36.72	$1.37 EC$3.71	+37.2%
Average			+76.6%

Managua vs. Roseau - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.1 times more for transportation

	Managua	Roseau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 NIO185.42	$5.39 EC$14.58	+6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.01 NIO220.45	$53.13 EC$143.58	+784.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	+52.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.94 NIO218.09	$29.23 EC$79.00	+391.8%
Average			+308.9%

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pay 38.5% more for housing

	Managua	Roseau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.87 NIO1,353.03	$70.92 EC$191.67	+92.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$256.67 NIO9,418.23	$283.68 EC$766.67	+10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$190.00 NIO6,971.94	$203.51 EC$550.00	+7.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.42 NIO2,767.34	$108.58 EC$293.44	+44.0%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 10.8% less for childcare

	Managua	Roseau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$124.17 NIO4,556.22	$129.51 EC$350.00	+4.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	-26.0%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 65.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Managua	Roseau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 NIO49.90	$1.85 EC$5.00	+36.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 NIO84.64	$4.13 EC$11.17	+79.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.58	$7.40 EC$20.00	+178.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.79 NIO1,313.28	$46.25 EC$125.00	+29.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO293.56	$8.33 EC$22.50	+4.1%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 34.0% less for clothing

	Managua	Roseau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.43 NIO2,841.42	$55.50 EC$150.00	-28.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.50 NIO2,660.34	$37.00 EC$100.00	-49.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$132.64 NIO4,867.30	$74.00 EC$200.00	-44.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.16 NIO3,968.84	$92.51 EC$250.00	-14.5%
Average			-34.0%

Managua vs. Roseau - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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