Cost of living comparison
Managua is 45.8% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Managua instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$4.95
NIO182.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$5.52
NIO203.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.22
|
$0.76
NIO27.92
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.38
NIO50.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$1.90
NIO69.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.74
|
$3.95
NIO145.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.92
|
$1.98
NIO72.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.57
|
$2.29
NIO84.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$2.18
NIO80.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.48
NIO17.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.78
NIO28.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.67
NIO24.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.55
NIO20.24
|
|
pay 56.9% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.49
|
$4.73
NIO173.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.70
|
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,585.13
|
$19,000.00
NIO698,818.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.32
|
$10.46
NIO384.82
|
|
pay 52.0% less for housing
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.57
|
$58.25
NIO2,142.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,250.39
|
$235.71
NIO8,669.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€926.88
|
$186.67
NIO6,865.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€253.40
|
$52.74
NIO1,939.73
|
|
pay 46.0% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€195.16
|
$126.63
NIO4,657.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,315.77
|
$3,774.75
NIO138,834.90
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$1.95
NIO71.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$2.17
NIO79.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$3.00
NIO110.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.71
|
$30.40
NIO1,118.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$6.57
NIO241.75
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.11
|
$46.93
NIO1,726.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.16
|
$42.70
NIO1,570.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.11
|
$77.56
NIO2,852.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€109.69
|
$80.63
NIO2,965.44
|
|
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