Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Managua instead of Sana'a, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Sana'a
|
Managua
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.95
NIO181.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.52
NIO202.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.65
NIO23.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.76
NIO27.87
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Sana'a
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.38
NIO50.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.90
NIO69.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.95
NIO144.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.98
NIO72.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.29
NIO84.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.18
NIO80.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
NIO17.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
NIO28.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
NIO25.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
NIO24.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
NIO20.20
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Sana'a
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.73
NIO173.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
NIO367.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,000.00
NIO697,498.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.46
NIO384.09
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Sana'a
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$58.25
NIO2,138.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$235.71
NIO8,653.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$186.67
NIO6,852.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$52.74
NIO1,936.07
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sana'a
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$126.63
NIO4,648.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,774.75
NIO138,572.71
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Sana'a
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.95
NIO71.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.17
NIO79.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.00
NIO110.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.40
NIO1,116.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.57
NIO241.29
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sana'a
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$46.93
NIO1,722.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.70
NIO1,567.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$77.56
NIO2,847.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$80.63
NIO2,959.84
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