Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 8.8% cheaper than Managua.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Managua, you would:
pay 8.1% less for restaurants
Managua
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
NIO182.22
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
NIO203.12
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
NIO27.92
|
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
Managua
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
NIO50.82
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
NIO69.92
|
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
NIO145.21
|
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
NIO72.78
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.39
|
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
NIO80.31
|
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
NIO17.77
|
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
NIO28.52
|
$0.31
SYP782
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
$0.38
SYP961
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NIO24.80
|
$0.29
SYP721
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
NIO20.24
|
$0.18
SYP446
|
|
pay 35.0% more for transportation
Managua
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
NIO173.90
|
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
NIO698,818.21
|
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
NIO384.82
|
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
Managua
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
NIO2,142.26
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
NIO8,669.55
|
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
NIO6,865.58
|
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
NIO1,939.73
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
|
pay 12.0% less for childcare
Managua
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
NIO4,657.59
|
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
NIO138,834.90
|
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
NIO71.72
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.71
|
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
NIO110.34
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
NIO1,118.14
|
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
NIO241.75
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
Managua
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
NIO1,726.09
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NIO1,570.33
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
NIO2,852.70
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
NIO2,965.44
|
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
|
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