Cost of living comparison
Managua is 14.8% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Managua instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 1.3% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$200.27
|
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$160.22
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.07
|
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.03
|
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.62
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$249.31
|
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$364.76
|
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$91.28
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$132.75
|
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.54
|
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.50
|
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.95
|
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.95
|
$0.69
NIO25.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.89
|
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.12
|
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
|
pay 21.8% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$119.38
|
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,201.63
|
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,010,368.43
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$285.39
|
$6.33
NIO232.51
|
|
pay 1.4% less for housing
Taipei
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$823.32
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,303.85
|
$325.00
NIO11,943.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,240.75
|
$250.00
NIO9,187.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,317.77
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.79
|
|
pay 77.0% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,088.74
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$569,687.98
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,075.00
|
|
pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.11
|
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$112.36
|
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$125.17
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,244.44
|
$53.52
NIO1,966.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$300.41
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 44.6% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,002.71
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$971.96
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,842.98
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,337.85
|
$125.00
NIO4,593.75
|
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