Cost of living comparison
Prague is 2.0 times more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Prague instead of Managua, you would:
pay 84.0% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.55
|
$9.61
CZK222.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.68
|
$8.74
CZK202.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.63
|
$1.67
CZK38.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.19
|
$1.51
CZK34.84
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
Managua
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.36
|
$1.55
CZK35.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.59
|
$6.25
CZK144.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO149.08
|
$3.95
CZK91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.15
|
$2.61
CZK60.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.36
|
$4.08
CZK94.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.71
|
$0.77
CZK17.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.66
|
$0.74
CZK17.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.19
|
$0.95
CZK22.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
$1.43
CZK33.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.69
|
$0.58
CZK13.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.15
|
$0.60
CZK13.77
|
|
pay 88.3% more for transportation
Managua
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.40
|
$6.44
CZK148.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
$24.03
CZK555.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,867.69
CZK621,484.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.70
|
$12.49
CZK289.02
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Managua
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,794.94
|
$21.58
CZK499.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,953.47
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,774.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,194.98
|
$788.65
CZK18,242.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.06
|
$233.34
CZK5,397.50
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
$723.05
CZK16,725.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,221.54
|
$11,769.87
CZK272,252.41
|
|
pay 65.2% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.58
|
$2.60
CZK60.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.88
|
$3.13
CZK72.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.30
|
$6.55
CZK151.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,968.45
|
$61.39
CZK1,420.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
$10.92
CZK252.64
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
Managua
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,390.69
|
$83.11
CZK1,922.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.19
|
$39.28
CZK908.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,394.39
|
$98.13
CZK2,269.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,597.49
|
$115.55
CZK2,672.73
|
|
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