Cost of living comparison
Managua is 25.9% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Managua instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 2.7% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD173.43
|
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD79.28
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.74
|
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
|
pay 34.6% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.33
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD52.52
|
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD98.05
|
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD58.59
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD38.81
|
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.72
|
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.38
|
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.27
|
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.14
|
$0.69
NIO25.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.31
|
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.42
|
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Windhoek
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD81.78
|
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD203,653.27
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
$6.33
NIO232.51
|
|
pay 4.1% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD972.18
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,558.71
|
$325.00
NIO11,943.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,493.37
|
$250.00
NIO9,187.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,033.36
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.79
|
|
pay 10.8% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,075.00
|
|
pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD29.73
|
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.47
|
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.10
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD663.78
|
$53.52
NIO1,966.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD59.46
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD644.16
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD400.17
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,156.18
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD889.42
|
$125.00
NIO4,593.75
|
|
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