Cost of living comparison
Managua is 41.2% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Managua instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$4.95
NIO181.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$5.52
NIO202.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$0.65
NIO23.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.76
NIO27.87
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.38
NIO50.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$1.90
NIO69.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$3.95
NIO144.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$1.98
NIO72.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$2.29
NIO84.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$2.18
NIO80.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.48
NIO17.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.78
NIO28.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$0.69
NIO25.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.67
NIO24.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.55
NIO20.20
|
|
pay 46.4% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$4.73
NIO173.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.02
|
$10.00
NIO367.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
$19,000.00
NIO697,498.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$10.46
NIO384.09
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
$58.25
NIO2,138.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
$235.71
NIO8,653.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.39
|
$186.67
NIO6,852.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
$52.74
NIO1,936.07
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
$126.63
NIO4,648.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
$3,774.75
NIO138,572.71
|
|
pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$1.95
NIO71.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$2.17
NIO79.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$3.00
NIO110.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.29
|
$30.40
NIO1,116.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$6.57
NIO241.29
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
$46.93
NIO1,722.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
$42.70
NIO1,567.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
$77.56
NIO2,847.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.42
|
$80.63
NIO2,959.84
|
|
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