Cost of living comparison
Managua is 16.5% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Managua instead of Praia, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE484.24
|
$4.95
NIO181.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
$5.52
NIO202.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.41
|
$0.65
NIO23.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.97
|
$0.76
NIO27.87
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
Praia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.80
|
$1.38
NIO50.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE333.81
|
$1.90
NIO69.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE365.94
|
$3.95
NIO144.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.98
|
$1.98
NIO72.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.97
|
$2.29
NIO84.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.38
|
$2.18
NIO80.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
$0.48
NIO17.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
$0.78
NIO28.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.27
|
$0.69
NIO25.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.53
|
$0.67
NIO24.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE67.16
|
$0.55
NIO20.20
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
Praia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE661.38
|
$4.73
NIO173.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
$10.00
NIO367.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
$19,000.00
NIO697,498.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
$10.46
NIO384.09
|
|
pay 0.7% more for housing
Praia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,229.24
|
$58.25
NIO2,138.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,529.69
|
$235.71
NIO8,653.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,374.04
|
$186.67
NIO6,852.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,482.78
|
$52.74
NIO1,936.07
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,917.00
|
$126.63
NIO4,648.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE110,288.25
|
$3,774.75
NIO138,572.71
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE235.64
|
$1.95
NIO71.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE154.11
|
$2.17
NIO79.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
$3.00
NIO110.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,893.36
|
$30.40
NIO1,116.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
$6.57
NIO241.29
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
Praia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$46.93
NIO1,722.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
$42.70
NIO1,567.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
$77.56
NIO2,847.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,254.25
|
$80.63
NIO2,959.84
|
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