Cost of living comparison
Managua is 35.7% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Managua instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 61.0% more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
$4.91
NIO180.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
$6.00
NIO220.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
$0.75
NIO27.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
$0.88
NIO32.19
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
$1.67
NIO61.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
$2.35
NIO86.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
$4.05
NIO149.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
$1.99
NIO73.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
$2.29
NIO84.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
$2.19
NIO80.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
$0.72
NIO26.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
$1.34
NIO49.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
$1.38
NIO50.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
$0.71
NIO26.15
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
Rabat
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
$5.07
NIO186.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
$6.33
NIO232.70
|
|
pay 32.6% more for housing
Rabat
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
$48.80
NIO1,794.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
$325.00
NIO11,953.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
$250.00
NIO9,194.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.06
|
|
pay 19.2% more for childcare
Rabat
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,221.54
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
$1.57
NIO57.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
$2.17
NIO79.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
$2.73
NIO100.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
$53.52
NIO1,968.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
$65.00
NIO2,390.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
$146.67
NIO5,394.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
$125.00
NIO4,597.49
|
|
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