Cost of living comparison
Managua is 25.3% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Managua instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 45.7% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
$4.95
C$182.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
$5.52
C$203.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$0.65
C$23.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$0.76
C$28.01
|
|
pay 11.7% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$1.38
C$50.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$1.90
C$70.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
$3.95
C$145.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$1.98
C$73.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$2.29
C$84.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$2.18
C$80.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.48
C$17.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.78
C$28.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.69
C$25.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.67
C$24.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.55
C$20.30
|
|
pay 23.3% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$4.73
C$174.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.6800
|
$10.00
C$368.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF610.9300
|
$19,000.00
C$700,948.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
$10.46
C$385.99
|
|
pay 11.8% less for housing
Santiago
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.8900
|
$58.25
C$2,148.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF17.7300
|
$235.71
C$8,695.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.6600
|
$186.67
C$6,886.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.2300
|
$52.74
C$1,945.64
|
|
pay 56.7% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.6900
|
$126.63
C$4,671.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF227.4500
|
$3,774.75
C$139,258.13
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
$1.95
C$71.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$2.17
C$79.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$3.00
C$110.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3400
|
$30.40
C$1,121.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
$6.57
C$242.48
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9600
|
$46.93
C$1,731.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.0900
|
$42.70
C$1,575.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.5600
|
$77.56
C$2,861.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.8300
|
$80.63
C$2,974.48
|
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