Cost of living comparison
Managua is 0.8% cheaper than Manila.
If you lived in Managua instead of Manila, you would:
pay 21.7% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
$4.95
NIO183.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.15
|
$5.52
NIO204.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.14
|
$0.65
NIO23.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.39
|
$0.76
NIO28.09
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Manila
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.21
|
$1.38
NIO51.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.12
|
$1.90
NIO70.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱383.34
|
$3.95
NIO146.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.04
|
$1.98
NIO73.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.02
|
$2.29
NIO84.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.37
|
$2.18
NIO80.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.91
|
$0.48
NIO17.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.70
|
$0.78
NIO28.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.20
|
$0.69
NIO25.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.63
|
$0.67
NIO24.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.31
|
$0.55
NIO20.36
|
|
pay 56.3% more for transportation
Manila
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱313.65
|
$4.73
NIO174.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱717.90
|
$10.00
NIO370.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,372,455.35
|
$19,000.00
NIO703,099.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱158.89
|
$10.46
NIO387.18
|
|
pay 20.7% less for housing
Manila
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,219.27
|
$58.25
NIO2,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,175.02
|
$235.71
NIO8,722.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,202.27
|
$186.67
NIO6,907.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,920.05
|
$52.74
NIO1,951.61
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
Manila
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,371.52
|
$126.63
NIO4,686.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱739,014.42
|
$3,774.75
NIO139,685.46
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.35
|
$1.95
NIO72.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱179.95
|
$2.17
NIO80.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.36
|
$3.00
NIO111.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,777.39
|
$30.40
NIO1,124.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱358.95
|
$6.57
NIO243.23
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
Manila
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,211.18
|
$46.93
NIO1,736.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,776.12
|
$42.70
NIO1,579.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,267.39
|
$77.56
NIO2,870.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,781.79
|
$80.63
NIO2,983.61
|
|
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