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
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$4.95
C$182.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.32
|
$5.52
C$203.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.71
|
$0.65
C$23.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.24
|
$0.76
C$28.01
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
$1.38
C$50.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.48
|
$1.90
C$70.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.78
|
$3.95
C$145.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.95
|
$1.98
C$73.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.61
|
$2.29
C$84.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.18
C$80.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.48
C$17.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.78
C$28.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.69
C$25.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.67
C$24.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.55
C$20.30
|
|
pay 56.9% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.55
|
$4.73
C$174.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.37
|
$10.00
C$368.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,820.35
|
$19,000.00
C$700,948.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.48
|
$10.46
C$385.99
|
|
pay 52.0% less for housing
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.87
|
$58.25
C$2,148.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,260.01
|
$235.71
C$8,695.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€934.00
|
$186.67
C$6,886.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€255.35
|
$52.74
C$1,945.64
|
|
pay 46.0% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€196.66
|
$126.63
C$4,671.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,372.03
|
$3,774.75
C$139,258.13
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$1.95
C$71.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.39
|
$2.17
C$79.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$3.00
C$110.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.01
|
$30.40
C$1,121.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$6.57
C$242.48
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.77
|
$46.93
C$1,731.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.44
|
$42.70
C$1,575.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.79
|
$77.56
C$2,861.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.53
|
$80.63
C$2,974.48
|
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