Cost of living comparison
Nicosia is 89.7% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Nicosia instead of Managua, you would:
pay 84.5% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
NIO183.34
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
NIO204.37
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.89
|
$1.57
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
NIO28.09
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 48.3% more for groceries
Managua
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
NIO51.13
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
NIO70.35
|
$5.33
€4.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
NIO146.10
|
$6.01
€5.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
NIO73.23
|
$3.40
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.91
|
$3.75
€3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
NIO80.80
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
NIO17.88
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
NIO28.70
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.69
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NIO24.95
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
NIO20.36
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
NIO174.97
|
$6.08
€5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO370.05
|
$43.98
€41.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
NIO703,099.48
|
$19,790.09
€18,486.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
NIO387.18
|
$17.32
€16.18
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Managua
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
NIO2,155.38
|
$32.85
€30.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
NIO8,722.66
|
$679.12
€634.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
NIO6,907.64
|
$557.97
€521.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
NIO1,951.61
|
$142.33
€132.95
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
NIO4,686.13
|
$372.90
€348.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
NIO139,685.46
|
$6,706.64
€6,264.72
|
|
pay 89.4% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
NIO72.16
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO80.20
|
$3.59
€3.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
NIO111.02
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
NIO1,124.99
|
$62.53
€58.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
NIO243.23
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
pay 31.5% more for clothing
Managua
|
Nicosia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
NIO1,736.67
|
$85.21
€79.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NIO1,579.95
|
$40.77
€38.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
NIO2,870.17
|
$91.42
€85.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
NIO2,983.61
|
$105.72
€98.75
|
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