Cost of living comparison
Managua is 25.5% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Managua instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$4.95
NIO182.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
$5.52
NIO203.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
$0.76
NIO27.92
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
$1.38
NIO50.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
$1.90
NIO69.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$3.95
NIO145.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$1.98
NIO72.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
$2.29
NIO84.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$2.18
NIO80.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$0.48
NIO17.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
NIO28.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.67
NIO24.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
NIO20.24
|
|
pay 21.2% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
$4.73
NIO173.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$19,000.00
NIO698,818.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.46
NIO384.82
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$58.25
NIO2,142.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$235.71
NIO8,669.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$186.67
NIO6,865.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$52.74
NIO1,939.73
|
|
pay 9.2% less for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$126.63
NIO4,657.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$3,774.75
NIO138,834.90
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
$1.95
NIO71.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
$2.17
NIO79.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$3.00
NIO110.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$30.40
NIO1,118.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.57
NIO241.75
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$46.93
NIO1,726.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.70
NIO1,570.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$77.56
NIO2,852.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$80.63
NIO2,965.44
|
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