Cost of living comparison
Managua is 7.6% cheaper than Roseau.
If you lived in Managua instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 30.4% less for restaurants
Roseau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.91
NIO180.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$6.00
NIO220.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$0.75
NIO27.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.88
NIO32.19
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
Roseau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$1.67
NIO61.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$2.35
NIO86.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$4.05
NIO149.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$1.99
NIO73.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.29
NIO84.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$2.19
NIO80.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
NIO26.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.34
NIO49.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.38
NIO50.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.71
NIO26.15
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$5.07
NIO186.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$6.33
NIO232.70
|
|
pay 8.3% less for housing
Roseau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$48.80
NIO1,794.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$325.00
NIO11,953.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$250.00
NIO9,194.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$75.78
NIO2,787.06
|
|
pay 30.1% more for childcare
Roseau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,221.54
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.57
NIO57.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$2.17
NIO79.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.73
NIO100.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$53.52
NIO1,968.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
|
pay 25.0% more for clothing
Roseau
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$65.00
NIO2,390.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$146.67
NIO5,394.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$125.00
NIO4,597.49
|
|
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