Cost of living comparison
Athens is 2.0 times more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Athens instead of Managua, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Managua
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
NIO183.34
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
NIO204.37
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.89
|
$2.01
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
NIO28.09
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 48.5% more for groceries
Managua
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
NIO51.13
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
NIO70.35
|
$6.55
€6.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
NIO146.10
|
$7.06
€6.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
NIO73.23
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.91
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
NIO80.80
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
NIO17.88
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
NIO28.70
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.69
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NIO24.95
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
NIO20.36
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 85.4% more for transportation
Managua
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
NIO174.97
|
$8.01
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO370.05
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
NIO703,099.48
|
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
NIO387.18
|
$11.43
€10.68
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Managua
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
NIO2,155.38
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
NIO8,722.66
|
$553.55
€517.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
NIO6,907.64
|
$521.82
€487.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
NIO1,951.61
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
NIO4,686.13
|
$488.12
€455.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
NIO139,685.46
|
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
|
pay 74.0% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
NIO72.16
|
$4.67
€4.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO80.20
|
$3.68
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
NIO111.02
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
NIO1,124.99
|
$45.80
€42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
NIO243.23
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 31.0% more for clothing
Managua
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
NIO1,736.67
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NIO1,579.95
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
NIO2,870.17
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
NIO2,983.61
|
$111.33
€104.00
|
|
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