Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 48.0% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Managua, you would:
pay 24.9% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.46
|
$9.92
RUB889.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.57
|
$4.92
RUB441.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.62
|
$1.10
RUB99.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.17
|
$0.60
RUB53.75
|
|
pay 12.7% less for groceries
Managua
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.33
|
$0.63
RUB56.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.55
|
$4.72
RUB422.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO149.01
|
$3.62
RUB324.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.11
|
$1.74
RUB156.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.32
|
$2.18
RUB195.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.67
|
$0.64
RUB57.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.65
|
$0.69
RUB61.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.17
|
$0.79
RUB71.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.52
|
$1.56
RUB139.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.67
|
$0.19
RUB17.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.14
|
$0.20
RUB18.19
|
|
pay 44.8% more for transportation
Managua
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.31
|
$2.31
RUB207.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.62
|
$29.87
RUB2,676.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,820.00
RUB2,940,860.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.59
|
$5.69
RUB509.75
|
|
pay 54.0% more for housing
Managua
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,794.08
|
$6.03
RUB540.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,947.76
|
$881.83
RUB79,017.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,190.58
|
$532.09
RUB47,678.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,785.73
|
$90.54
RUB8,113.09
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,615.72
|
$484.25
RUB43,391.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,135.45
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,035,287.16
|
|
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.55
|
$3.28
RUB294.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.84
|
$2.63
RUB236.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.26
|
$2.52
RUB225.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,967.51
|
$32.93
RUB2,950.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.89
|
$5.47
RUB490.14
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
Managua
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,389.55
|
$98.68
RUB8,842.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,083.20
|
$46.53
RUB4,168.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,391.81
|
$117.96
RUB10,569.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,595.29
|
$114.14
RUB10,227.83
|
|
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