Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.3 times more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Austria instead of Managua, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Managua
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
NIO181.88
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
NIO202.74
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.70
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
NIO27.87
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 75.4% more for groceries
Managua
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
NIO50.72
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
NIO69.79
|
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
NIO144.93
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
NIO72.65
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.23
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
NIO80.16
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
NIO17.74
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
NIO28.47
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.49
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NIO24.75
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
NIO20.20
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
NIO173.57
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.10
|
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
NIO697,498.51
|
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
NIO384.09
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Managua
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
NIO2,138.21
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
NIO8,653.18
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
NIO6,852.62
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
NIO1,936.07
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
NIO4,648.80
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
NIO138,572.71
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 81.2% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
NIO71.59
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.56
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
NIO110.13
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
NIO1,116.03
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
NIO241.29
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
Managua
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
NIO1,722.83
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NIO1,567.36
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
NIO2,847.31
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
NIO2,959.84
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
|
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