Cost of living comparison
Managua is 57.3% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Managua instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 66.7% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$40.84
|
$4.95
NIO183.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.32
|
$5.52
NIO204.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.14
|
$0.65
NIO23.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.26
|
$0.76
NIO28.09
|
|
pay 41.3% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.51
|
$1.38
NIO51.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.83
|
$1.90
NIO70.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.92
|
$3.95
NIO146.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.28
|
$1.98
NIO73.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.55
|
$2.29
NIO84.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.25
|
$2.18
NIO80.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.73
|
$0.48
NIO17.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.44
|
$0.78
NIO28.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.78
|
$0.69
NIO25.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.79
|
$0.67
NIO24.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.47
|
$0.55
NIO20.36
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.35
|
$4.73
NIO174.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$153.16
|
$10.00
NIO370.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,632.59
|
$19,000.00
NIO703,099.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.38
|
$10.46
NIO387.18
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
Canberra
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$105.04
|
$58.25
NIO2,155.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,792.53
|
$235.71
NIO8,722.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,287.62
|
$186.67
NIO6,907.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$280.50
|
$52.74
NIO1,951.61
|
|
pay 83.0% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,580.80
|
$126.63
NIO4,686.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,756.43
|
$3,774.75
NIO139,685.46
|
|
pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.25
|
$1.95
NIO72.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.73
|
$2.17
NIO80.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.74
|
$3.00
NIO111.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$99.02
|
$30.40
NIO1,124.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.42
|
$6.57
NIO243.23
|
|
pay 47.4% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$143.13
|
$46.93
NIO1,736.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$111.30
|
$42.70
NIO1,579.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$206.02
|
$77.56
NIO2,870.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$280.35
|
$80.63
NIO2,983.61
|
|
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