Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 96.5% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Managua, you would:
pay 14.9% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.55
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.68
|
$5.14
¥801
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.63
|
$1.15
¥179
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.19
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 70.2% more for groceries
Managua
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.36
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.59
|
$7.97
¥1,242
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO149.08
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.15
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.36
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.71
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.66
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.19
|
$2.58
¥403
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.69
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.15
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.40
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
$50.63
¥7,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.70
|
$25.31
¥3,943
|
|
pay 96.2% more for housing
Managua
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,794.94
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,953.47
|
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,194.98
|
$584.76
¥91,091
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.06
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
$486.02
¥75,710
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,221.54
|
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
|
pay 58.7% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.58
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.88
|
$3.30
¥514
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.30
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,968.45
|
$61.83
¥9,632
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
$12.21
¥1,902
|
|
pay 36.8% less for clothing
Managua
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,390.69
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.19
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,394.39
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,597.49
|
$79.69
¥12,414
|
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