Cost of living comparison
Managua is 38.2% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Managua instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 36.5% more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Managua
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES505.31
|
$4.91
NIO180.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES707.43
|
$6.00
NIO220.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES76.91
|
$0.75
NIO27.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.37
|
$0.88
NIO32.19
|
|
pay 68.5% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES73.68
|
$1.67
NIO61.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES748.27
|
$2.35
NIO86.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES443.15
|
$4.05
NIO149.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES222.46
|
$1.99
NIO73.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES350.45
|
$2.29
NIO84.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES146.83
|
$2.19
NIO80.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.83
|
$0.72
NIO26.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES101.85
|
$1.34
NIO49.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES53.49
|
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES55.24
|
$1.38
NIO50.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.41
|
$0.71
NIO26.15
|
|
pay 45.9% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES799.89
|
$5.07
NIO186.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,527.58
|
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,425,489.35
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,657.42
|
$6.33
NIO232.70
|
|
pay 66.3% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,330.01
|
$48.80
NIO1,794.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES55,032.88
|
$325.00
NIO11,953.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,751.39
|
$250.00
NIO9,194.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,928.82
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.06
|
|
pay 25.1% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES19,264.95
|
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES1,001,717.30
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,221.54
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES303.19
|
$1.57
NIO57.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES294.16
|
$2.17
NIO79.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES353.72
|
$2.73
NIO100.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES6,025.25
|
$53.52
NIO1,968.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES808.50
|
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,438.45
|
$65.00
NIO2,390.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,277.30
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,510.75
|
$146.67
NIO5,394.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,892.39
|
$125.00
NIO4,597.49
|
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