Cost of living comparison
Managua is 38.6% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Managua instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.46
|
$4.95
C$182.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.74
|
$5.52
C$203.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$0.65
C$23.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.76
C$28.01
|
|
pay 20.3% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
$1.38
C$50.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.77
|
$1.90
C$70.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$3.95
C$145.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
$1.98
C$73.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$2.29
C$84.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$2.18
C$80.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.48
C$17.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.78
C$28.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$0.69
C$25.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.67
C$24.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.55
C$20.30
|
|
pay 55.1% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.16
|
$4.73
C$174.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.81
|
$10.00
C$368.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,891.49
|
$19,000.00
C$700,948.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.01
|
$10.46
C$385.99
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.45
|
$58.25
C$2,148.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€994.11
|
$235.71
C$8,695.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€786.13
|
$186.67
C$6,886.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.39
|
$52.74
C$1,945.64
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€353.81
|
$126.63
C$4,671.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,987.28
|
$3,774.75
C$139,258.13
|
|
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.97
|
$1.95
C$71.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.25
|
$2.17
C$79.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.97
|
$3.00
C$110.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.83
|
$30.40
C$1,121.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.88
|
$6.57
C$242.48
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.67
|
$46.93
C$1,731.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.07
|
$42.70
C$1,575.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.48
|
$77.56
C$2,861.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.95
|
$80.63
C$2,974.48
|
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