Cost of living comparison
Managua is 40.4% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Managua instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 56.7% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
$4.95
NIO181.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
$5.52
NIO202.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
$0.65
NIO23.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
$0.76
NIO27.87
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
$1.38
NIO50.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
$1.90
NIO69.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
$3.95
NIO144.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
$1.98
NIO72.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
$2.29
NIO84.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
$2.18
NIO80.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
$0.48
NIO17.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
$0.78
NIO28.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
$0.69
NIO25.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
$0.67
NIO24.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
$0.55
NIO20.20
|
|
pay 53.8% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
$4.73
NIO173.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
$10.00
NIO367.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
$19,000.00
NIO697,498.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
$10.46
NIO384.09
|
|
pay 33.2% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
$58.25
NIO2,138.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
$235.71
NIO8,653.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
$186.67
NIO6,852.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
$52.74
NIO1,936.07
|
|
pay 55.8% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
$126.63
NIO4,648.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
$3,774.75
NIO138,572.71
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
$1.95
NIO71.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
$2.17
NIO79.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
$3.00
NIO110.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
$30.40
NIO1,116.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
$6.57
NIO241.29
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
$46.93
NIO1,722.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
$42.70
NIO1,567.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
$77.56
NIO2,847.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
$80.63
NIO2,959.84
|
|
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