Cost of living comparison
Managua is 16.6% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Managua instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 25.5% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
$4.95
NIO183.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
$5.52
NIO204.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
$0.65
NIO23.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
$0.76
NIO28.09
|
|
pay 12.2% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
$1.38
NIO51.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
$1.90
NIO70.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
$3.95
NIO146.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
$1.98
NIO73.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
$2.29
NIO84.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
$2.18
NIO80.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
$0.48
NIO17.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
$0.78
NIO28.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
$0.69
NIO25.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
$0.67
NIO24.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
$0.55
NIO20.36
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
$4.73
NIO174.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
$10.00
NIO370.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
$19,000.00
NIO703,099.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
$10.46
NIO387.18
|
|
pay 1.6% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
$58.25
NIO2,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
$235.71
NIO8,722.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
$186.67
NIO6,907.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
$52.74
NIO1,951.61
|
|
pay 62.0% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
$126.63
NIO4,686.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
$3,774.75
NIO139,685.46
|
|
pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
$1.95
NIO72.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
$2.17
NIO80.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
$3.00
NIO111.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
$30.40
NIO1,124.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
$6.57
NIO243.23
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
$46.93
NIO1,736.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
$42.70
NIO1,579.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
$77.56
NIO2,870.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
$80.63
NIO2,983.61
|
|
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