Cost of living comparison
Bern is 5.2 times more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Bern instead of Managua, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Managua
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
$25.97
CHF23.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
$16.57
CHF15.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
$4.47
CHF4.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Managua
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
$3.27
CHF2.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
$11.92
CHF10.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
$7.39
CHF6.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
$6.04
CHF5.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
$13.47
CHF12.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.51
|
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
$7.69
CHF6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
$87.29
CHF79.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,243.17
CHF32,945.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.51
|
$51.82
CHF47.11
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Managua
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.48
|
$52.19
CHF47.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,943.75
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,444.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,187.50
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,046.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.79
|
$254.38
CHF231.24
|
|
pay 15.0 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,661.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,075.00
|
$33,149.24
CHF30,133.06
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
$7.18
CHF6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
$5.06
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
$10.22
CHF9.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,966.85
|
$76.47
CHF69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
$22.10
CHF20.09
|
|
pay 47.4% more for clothing
Managua
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.75
|
$146.65
CHF133.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.50
|
$61.69
CHF56.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.00
|
$159.53
CHF145.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,593.75
|
$183.11
CHF166.45
|
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