Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 21.1% cheaper than Managua.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Managua, you would:
pay 37.1% less for restaurants
Managua
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
C$183.12
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
C$204.12
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
C$23.86
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
C$28.06
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 38.7% less for groceries
Managua
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
C$51.07
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
C$70.26
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
C$145.92
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
C$73.14
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
C$84.80
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
C$80.71
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
C$17.86
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
C$28.66
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
C$25.66
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
C$24.92
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
C$20.34
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
Managua
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
C$174.75
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
C$369.60
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
C$702,240.00
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
C$386.70
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 30.5% less for housing
Managua
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
C$2,152.74
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
C$8,712.00
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
C$6,899.20
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
C$1,949.23
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 11.6% more for childcare
Managua
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
C$4,680.40
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
C$139,514.71
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
C$72.07
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
C$80.10
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
C$110.88
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
C$1,123.62
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
C$242.93
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 35.4% less for clothing
Managua
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
C$1,734.54
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
C$1,578.02
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
C$2,866.66
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
C$2,979.97
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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