Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.3 times more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Germany instead of Managua, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Managua
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
C$183.12
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
C$204.12
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
C$23.86
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
C$28.06
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 42.5% more for groceries
Managua
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
C$51.07
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
C$70.26
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
C$145.92
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
C$73.14
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
C$84.80
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
C$80.71
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
C$17.86
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
C$28.66
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
C$25.66
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
C$24.92
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
C$20.34
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
C$174.75
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
C$369.60
|
$73.47
€68.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
C$702,240.00
|
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
C$386.70
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Managua
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
C$2,152.74
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
C$8,712.00
|
$759.74
€712.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
C$6,899.20
|
$577.93
€542.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
C$1,949.23
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
C$4,680.40
|
$325.78
€305.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
C$139,514.71
|
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
|
pay 84.9% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Germany
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
C$72.07
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
C$80.10
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
C$110.88
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
C$1,123.62
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
C$242.93
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 29.9% more for clothing
Managua
|
Germany
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
C$1,734.54
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
C$1,578.02
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
C$2,866.66
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
C$2,979.97
|
$113.48
€106.43
|
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