Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 4.0 times more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Managua, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Managua
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
C$183.12
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
C$204.12
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
C$23.86
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
C$28.06
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Managua
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
C$51.07
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
C$70.26
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
C$145.92
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
C$73.14
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
C$84.80
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
C$80.71
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
C$17.86
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
C$28.66
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
C$25.66
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
C$24.92
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
C$20.34
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
C$174.75
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
C$369.60
|
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
C$702,240.00
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
C$386.70
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Managua
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
C$2,152.74
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
C$8,712.00
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
C$6,899.20
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
C$1,949.23
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
C$4,680.40
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
C$139,514.71
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
C$72.07
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
C$80.10
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
C$110.88
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
C$1,123.62
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
C$242.93
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 92.6% more for clothing
Managua
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
C$1,734.54
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
C$1,578.02
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
C$2,866.66
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
C$2,979.97
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
|
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