Cost of living comparison
Managua is 38.7% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Managua instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
|
pay 46.8% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.69
NIO25.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
|
pay 88.8% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$6.33
NIO232.51
|
|
pay 69.6% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$325.00
NIO11,943.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$250.00
NIO9,187.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.79
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,900.00
NIO180,075.00
|
|
pay 62.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$53.52
NIO1,966.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 30.4% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$125.00
NIO4,593.75
|
|
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