Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 76.2% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Managua, you would:
pay 90.3% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
NIO182.22
|
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
NIO203.12
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
NIO27.92
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 41.1% more for groceries
Managua
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
NIO50.82
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
NIO69.92
|
$6.03
CLF0.2000
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
NIO145.21
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
NIO72.78
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.39
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
NIO80.31
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
NIO17.77
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
NIO28.52
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NIO24.80
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
NIO20.24
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
NIO173.90
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
$48.88
CLF1.6500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
NIO698,818.21
|
$17,775.09
CLF600.6700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
NIO384.82
|
$10.20
CLF0.3400
|
|
pay 89.1% more for housing
Managua
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
NIO2,142.26
|
$25.79
CLF0.8700
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
NIO8,669.55
|
$515.89
CLF17.4300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
NIO6,865.58
|
$484.85
CLF16.3800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
NIO1,939.73
|
$123.09
CLF4.1600
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
NIO4,657.59
|
$427.49
CLF14.4500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
NIO138,834.90
|
$6,617.78
CLF223.6300
|
|
pay 55.1% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
NIO71.72
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.71
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
NIO110.34
|
$5.74
CLF0.1900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
NIO1,118.14
|
$39.00
CLF1.3200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
NIO241.75
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Managua
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
NIO1,726.09
|
$57.07
CLF1.9300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NIO1,570.33
|
$31.83
CLF1.0800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
NIO2,852.70
|
$74.61
CLF2.5200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
NIO2,965.44
|
$82.33
CLF2.7800
|
|
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