Cost of living comparison
Managua is 53.2% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Managua instead of Washington, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$4.95
C$181.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$5.52
C$202.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$0.65
C$23.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.76
C$27.88
|
|
pay 49.6% less for groceries
Washington
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$1.38
C$50.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$1.90
C$69.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$3.95
C$144.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$1.98
C$72.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$2.29
C$84.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$2.18
C$80.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.48
C$17.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.78
C$28.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.69
C$25.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.67
C$24.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.55
C$20.21
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Washington
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$4.73
C$173.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$10.00
C$367.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$19,000.00
C$697,690.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$10.46
C$384.20
|
|
pay 58.3% less for housing
Washington
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$58.25
C$2,138.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$235.71
C$8,655.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$186.67
C$6,854.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$52.74
C$1,936.60
|
|
pay 89.1% less for childcare
Washington
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$126.63
C$4,650.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$3,774.75
C$138,610.82
|
|
pay 64.3% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.95
C$71.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$2.17
C$79.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$3.00
C$110.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$30.40
C$1,116.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$6.57
C$241.36
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
Washington
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$46.93
C$1,723.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$42.70
C$1,567.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$77.56
C$2,848.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$80.63
C$2,960.66
|
|
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