Cost of living comparison
Managua is 5.8% cheaper than Quito.
If you lived in Managua instead of Quito, you would:
pay 2.7% more for restaurants
Quito
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
|
$4.95
NIO183.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
|
$5.52
NIO204.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
|
$0.65
NIO23.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
|
$0.76
NIO28.09
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
Quito
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
|
$1.38
NIO51.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
|
$1.90
NIO70.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$3.95
NIO146.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
|
$1.98
NIO73.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$2.29
NIO84.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$2.18
NIO80.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.48
NIO17.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.78
NIO28.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.69
NIO25.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.67
NIO24.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.55
NIO20.36
|
|
pay 1.9% less for transportation
Quito
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$4.73
NIO174.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.50
|
$10.00
NIO370.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$19,000.00
NIO703,099.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$10.46
NIO387.18
|
|
pay 14.8% more for housing
Quito
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
|
$58.25
NIO2,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.75
|
$235.71
NIO8,722.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.88
|
$186.67
NIO6,907.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.49
|
$52.74
NIO1,951.61
|
|
pay 47.8% less for childcare
Quito
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.31
|
$126.63
NIO4,686.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,961.11
|
$3,774.75
NIO139,685.46
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.95
NIO72.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$2.17
NIO80.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$3.00
NIO111.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.46
|
$30.40
NIO1,124.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$6.57
NIO243.23
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
Quito
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
|
$46.93
NIO1,736.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.71
|
$42.70
NIO1,579.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.31
|
$77.56
NIO2,870.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.25
|
$80.63
NIO2,983.61
|
|
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