Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 11.5% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Managua, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
C$181.54
|
$8.16
₴316.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
C$202.36
|
$4.15
₴161.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
C$23.65
|
$0.62
₴24.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
C$27.82
|
$0.49
₴19.19
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
Managua
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
C$50.63
|
$0.72
₴28.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
C$69.66
|
$4.00
₴155.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
C$144.67
|
$3.90
₴151.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
C$72.51
|
$2.02
₴78.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
C$84.08
|
$1.76
₴68.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
C$80.01
|
$0.25
₴9.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
C$17.71
|
$0.62
₴24.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
C$28.41
|
$0.68
₴26.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
C$25.44
|
$1.01
₴39.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
C$24.71
|
$0.22
₴8.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
C$20.16
|
$0.34
₴13.13
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Managua
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
C$173.25
|
$5.50
₴213.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
C$366.42
|
$9.52
₴369.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
C$696,203.21
|
$23,116.98
₴897,931.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
C$383.38
|
$3.81
₴147.89
|
|
pay 22.8% more for housing
Managua
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
C$2,134.24
|
$5.04
₴195.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
C$8,637.11
|
$454.74
₴17,663.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
C$6,839.89
|
$275.70
₴10,709.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
C$1,932.47
|
$74.83
₴2,906.54
|
|
pay 97.5% more for childcare
Managua
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
C$4,640.16
|
$312.58
₴12,141.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
C$138,315.37
|
$5,592.11
₴217,213.73
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
C$71.45
|
$1.09
₴42.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
C$79.41
|
$1.35
₴52.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
C$109.93
|
$2.04
₴79.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
C$1,113.96
|
$26.77
₴1,039.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
C$240.84
|
$4.08
₴158.46
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
Managua
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
C$1,719.63
|
$65.70
₴2,552.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
C$1,564.45
|
$33.80
₴1,312.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
C$2,842.02
|
$78.00
₴3,029.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
C$2,954.35
|
$93.05
₴3,614.52
|
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