Cost of living comparison
Russia is 5.7% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Russia instead of Managua, you would:
pay 6.6% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
C$181.54
|
$7.74
₽713.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
C$202.36
|
$4.69
₽432.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
C$23.65
|
$0.85
₽78.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
C$27.82
|
$0.41
₽37.75
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
Managua
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
C$50.63
|
$0.54
₽49.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
C$69.66
|
$4.40
₽405.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
C$144.67
|
$3.48
₽320.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
C$72.51
|
$1.27
₽117.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
C$84.08
|
$1.79
₽164.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
C$80.01
|
$0.62
₽56.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
C$17.71
|
$0.56
₽51.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
C$28.41
|
$0.66
₽61.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
C$25.44
|
$1.03
₽94.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
C$24.71
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
C$20.16
|
$0.25
₽23.31
|
|
pay 10.2% more for transportation
Managua
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
C$173.25
|
$2.37
₽218.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
C$366.42
|
$19.36
₽1,783.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
C$696,203.21
|
$31,226.85
₽2,877,086.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
C$383.38
|
$3.41
₽313.95
|
|
pay 2.5% less for housing
Managua
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
C$2,134.24
|
$6.56
₽604.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
C$8,637.11
|
$310.33
₽28,592.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
C$6,839.89
|
$214.38
₽19,751.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
C$1,932.47
|
$69.84
₽6,435.17
|
|
pay 49.2% more for childcare
Managua
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
C$4,640.16
|
$220.41
₽20,307.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
C$138,315.37
|
$4,693.93
₽432,474.97
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
C$71.45
|
$1.55
₽143.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
C$79.41
|
$1.73
₽159.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
C$109.93
|
$2.23
₽205.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
C$1,113.96
|
$31.55
₽2,907.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
C$240.84
|
$4.06
₽374.20
|
|
pay 8.5% more for clothing
Managua
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
C$1,719.63
|
$62.85
₽5,791.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
C$1,564.45
|
$39.44
₽3,634.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
C$2,842.02
|
$79.13
₽7,290.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
C$2,954.35
|
$85.30
₽7,859.32
|
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