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Bolivia

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Nicaragua

Managua vs. Sucre Cost of Living Summary

Managua is 58.4% more expensive than Sucre.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Managua
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Managua
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Managua
Housing: pay 4.2% less in Managua
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Managua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.4% more in Managua
Clothing: pay 84.8% more in Managua

The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Managua are more expensive than in Sucre. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Managua.

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Managua vs. Sucre Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Managua instead of Sucre, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Sucre	Managua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.53 BOB17.93	$10.00 NIO368.55	+552.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.63 BOB42.45	$7.61 NIO280.46	+109.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BOB9.68	$0.88 NIO32.54	+6.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 BOB6.34	$0.71 NIO26.22	+31.1%
Average			+211.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Sucre	Managua
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 BOB15.83	$2.37 NIO87.46	+75.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.05 BOB23.98	$5.80 NIO213.64	+182.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 BOB36.79	$4.68 NIO172.61	+48.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.30 BOB15.19	$2.37 NIO87.18	+82.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.15 BOB13.49	$2.87 NIO105.79	+148.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 BOB9.55	$1.82 NIO67.08	+122.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 BOB4.56	$0.27 NIO10.03	-30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.33 BOB3.82	$0.82 NIO30.09	+150.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 BOB15.22	$1.11 NIO41.05	-14.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 BOB2.28	$1.79 NIO65.90	+816.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 BOB3.82	$1.01 NIO37.13	+208.5%
Average			+107.9%

Sucre vs. Managua - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Sucre	Managua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.74 BOB32.04	$5.06 NIO186.38	+84.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$6.01 NIO221.41
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$22,973.64 NIO847K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.21 BOB49.26	$14.69 NIO541.39	+248.7%
Average			+112.6%

Sucre vs. Managua - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.2% less for housing

	Sucre	Managua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.62 BOB252.82	$32.47 NIO1,196.57	+50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.54 BOB5,419.86	$256.40 NIO9,449.50	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.77 BOB3,329.62	$181.00 NIO6,670.67	-36.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.83 BOB126.67	$115.83 NIO4,268.74	+969.2%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Sucre	Managua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$108.92 BOB1,273.54	$235.82 NIO8,690.94	+116.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,060.00 NIO223K
Average			+116.5%

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pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Sucre	Managua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 BOB24.79	$1.50 NIO55.28	-29.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 BOB21.14	$2.60 NIO95.82	+43.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.18 BOB13.80	$2.73 NIO100.51	+131.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.25 BOB341.96	$34.79 NIO1,282.16	+19.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 BOB65.34	$9.00 NIO331.69	+61.0%
Average			+28.4%

Sucre vs. Managua - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 84.8% more for clothing

	Sucre	Managua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.00 BOB420.93	$59.88 NIO2,206.90	+66.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$65.00 NIO2,395.54
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 BOB841.85	$122.64 NIO4,519.99	+70.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.00 BOB760.01	$144.83 NIO5,337.49	+122.8%
Average			+84.8%

Sucre vs. Managua - Cost of clothing

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