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Managua vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Managua is 7.6% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 9.0% less in Managua
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Managua
Transportation: pay 20.7% less in Managua
Housing: pay 15.7% more in Managua
Childcare: pay 68.4% less in Managua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.9% less in Managua
Clothing: pay 33.6% more in Managua

The cost of groceries, clothing, and housing in Managua are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Managua. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Managua.

Managua vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Managua instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 9.0% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Managua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY408.90	$4.91 NIO180.13	-49.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY357.79	$7.30 NIO268.05	-13.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.34	$0.82 NIO30.05	-32.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.41	$0.65 NIO23.85	+58.6%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Managua
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.33	$2.41 NIO88.57	+249.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.37	$5.80 NIO212.71	+20.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY155.89	$4.68 NIO171.86	+27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.58	$2.29 NIO84.08	-1.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.22	$2.87 NIO105.33	+12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.62	$1.77 NIO64.95	+153.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.66	$0.39 NIO14.44	-62.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.50	$0.82 NIO29.96	+36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.02	$1.01 NIO37.17	+59.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.53	$1.78 NIO65.18	+502.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.62	$1.00 NIO36.72	+300.2%
Average			+118.0%

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pay 20.7% less for transportation

	Ankara	Managua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.37	$5.05 NIO185.42	+14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.35	$6.01 NIO220.45	-33.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,044,517.96	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	-52.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.23	$5.94 NIO218.09	-11.8%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 15.7% more for housing

	Ankara	Managua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.11	$36.87 NIO1,353.03	+168.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,481.90	$256.67 NIO9,418.23	-64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,783.85	$190.00 NIO6,971.94	-62.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,640.57	$75.42 NIO2,767.34	+21.3%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 68.4% less for childcare

	Ankara	Managua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,517.16	$124.17 NIO4,556.22	-79.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY599,500.26	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	-57.5%
Average			-68.4%

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pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Managua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.34	$1.36 NIO49.90	-62.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY136.92	$2.31 NIO84.64	-28.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.00	$2.66 NIO97.58	+22.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,375.54	$35.79 NIO1,313.28	-36.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.45	$8.00 NIO293.56	+24.3%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 33.6% more for clothing

	Ankara	Managua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,435.36	$77.43 NIO2,841.42	+35.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,935.30	$72.50 NIO2,660.34	+59.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,426.38	$132.64 NIO4,867.30	+27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,077.01	$108.16 NIO3,968.84	+12.7%
Average			+33.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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