Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.2 times more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Australia instead of Managua, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Managua
|
Australia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
C$183.12
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
C$204.12
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
C$23.86
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
C$28.06
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 72.8% more for groceries
Managua
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
C$51.07
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
C$70.26
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
C$145.92
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
C$73.14
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
C$84.80
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
C$80.71
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
C$17.86
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
C$28.66
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
C$25.66
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
C$24.92
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
C$20.34
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
C$174.75
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
C$369.60
|
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
C$702,240.00
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
C$386.70
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Managua
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
C$2,152.74
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
C$8,712.00
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
C$6,899.20
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
C$1,949.23
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
C$4,680.40
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
C$139,514.71
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
C$72.07
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
C$80.10
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
C$110.88
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
C$1,123.62
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
C$242.93
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 28.4% more for clothing
Managua
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
C$1,734.54
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
C$1,578.02
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
C$2,866.66
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
C$2,979.97
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
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