Cost of living comparison
Poland is 30.1% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Poland instead of Managua, you would:
pay 49.8% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
NIO181.88
|
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
NIO202.74
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.70
|
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
NIO27.87
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
Managua
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
NIO50.72
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
NIO69.79
|
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
NIO144.93
|
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
NIO72.65
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.23
|
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
NIO80.16
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
NIO17.74
|
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
NIO28.47
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.49
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NIO24.75
|
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
NIO20.20
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 30.9% more for transportation
Managua
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
NIO173.57
|
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.10
|
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
NIO697,498.51
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
NIO384.09
|
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
|
pay 81.4% more for housing
Managua
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
NIO2,138.21
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
NIO8,653.18
|
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
NIO6,852.62
|
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
NIO1,936.07
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
|
pay 49.4% more for childcare
Managua
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
NIO4,648.80
|
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
NIO138,572.71
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
|
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
NIO71.59
|
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.56
|
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
NIO110.13
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
NIO1,116.03
|
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
NIO241.29
|
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
Managua
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
NIO1,722.83
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NIO1,567.36
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
NIO2,847.31
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
NIO2,959.84
|
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
|
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