Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.1 times more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Italy instead of Managua, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Managua
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
C$182.78
|
$15.74
€14.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
C$203.74
|
$9.09
€8.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
C$23.82
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
C$28.01
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 57.0% more for groceries
Managua
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
C$50.97
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
C$70.13
|
$7.20
€6.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
C$145.65
|
$4.88
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
C$73.01
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
C$84.65
|
$4.47
€4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
C$80.56
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
C$17.83
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
C$28.61
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
C$25.61
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
C$24.88
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
C$20.30
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
C$174.43
|
$8.02
€7.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
C$368.92
|
$38.40
€35.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
C$700,948.51
|
$25,887.08
€24,201.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
C$385.99
|
$18.65
€17.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Managua
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
C$2,148.79
|
$30.75
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
C$8,695.98
|
$608.10
€568.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
C$6,886.51
|
$488.80
€456.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
C$1,945.64
|
$151.72
€141.84
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
C$4,671.79
|
$459.30
€429.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
C$139,258.13
|
$9,604.44
€8,979.05
|
|
pay 68.7% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
C$71.94
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
C$79.96
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
C$110.68
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
C$1,121.55
|
$51.79
€48.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
C$242.48
|
$9.32
€8.71
|
|
pay 28.7% more for clothing
Managua
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
C$1,731.35
|
$80.37
€75.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
C$1,575.12
|
$36.54
€34.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
C$2,861.39
|
$89.56
€83.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
C$2,974.48
|
$114.84
€107.37
|
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