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Nicaragua

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Seychelles

Victoria vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 88.6% more expensive than Managua.

Restaurants: pay 95.5% more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 29.6% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 82.4% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 6.3% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.2% more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 41.0% less in Victoria

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

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Victoria vs. Managua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 95.5% more for restaurants

	Managua	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 NIO368.55	$18.02 SCR252.68	+80.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.61 NIO280.46	$12.63 SCR177.21	+66.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 NIO32.54	$2.32 SCR32.48	+162.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 NIO26.22	$2.66 SCR37.29	+273.7%
Average			+95.5%

Managua vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.6% more for groceries

	Managua	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 NIO87.46	$1.74 SCR24.47	-26.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.80 NIO213.64	$15.56 SCR218.25	+168.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.68 NIO172.61	$7.27 SCR102.03	+55.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 NIO87.18	$3.80 SCR53.37	+60.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 NIO105.79	$2.82 SCR39.54	-1.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 NIO67.08	$1.02 SCR14.33	-43.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 NIO10.03	$1.25 SCR17.57	+360.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO30.09	$1.09 SCR15.28	+33.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 NIO41.05	$2.85 SCR39.95	+155.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 NIO65.90	$0.88 SCR12.38	-50.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.13	$0.83 SCR11.59	-17.9%
Average			+29.6%

Managua vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 82.4% more for transportation

	Managua	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.06 NIO186.38	$6.12 SCR85.81	+21.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.01 NIO221.41	$33.37 SCR468.01	+455.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO847K	$26,759.63 SCR375K	+16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.69 NIO541.39	??
Average			+82.4%

Managua vs. Victoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Managua	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.47 NIO1,196.57	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	+327.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$256.40 NIO9,449.50	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	+272.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$181.00 NIO6,670.67	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	+344.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.83 NIO4,268.74	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	-8.4%
Average			+226.1%

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pay 6.3% less for childcare

	Managua	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$235.82 NIO8,690.94	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	-38.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,060.00 NIO223K	$8,698.34 SCR122K	+43.5%
Average			-6.3%

Managua vs. Victoria - Cost of childcare

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pay 91.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Managua	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 NIO55.28	$4.01 SCR56.30	+167.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 NIO95.82	$4.00 SCR56.12	+53.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 NIO100.51	$24.19 SCR339.29	+787.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.79 NIO1,282.16	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	+124.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 NIO331.69	$7.21 SCR101.07	-19.9%
Average			+91.2%

Managua vs. Victoria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 41.0% less for clothing

	Managua	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.88 NIO2,206.90	$37.23 SCR522.21	-37.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.00 NIO2,395.54	$24.74 SCR347.02	-61.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.64 NIO4,519.99	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	-26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.83 NIO5,337.49	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	-30.3%
Average			-41.0%

Managua vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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