Cost of living comparison

Nicaragua

compared to

Armenia

Yerevan vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 55.1% more expensive than Managua.

Restaurants: pay 24.3% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 24.2% less in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 57.6% more in Yerevan
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 63.5% more in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.6% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 19.7% more in Yerevan

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Yerevan are more expensive than in Managua. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Yerevan.

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Yerevan vs. Managua Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yerevan instead of Managua, you would:

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pay 24.3% more for restaurants

	Managua	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 NIO368.77	$11.11 AMD4,013.18	+11.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.61 NIO280.64	$11.11 AMD4,013.18	+46.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 NIO32.56	$1.24 AMD448.98	+40.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 NIO26.24	$0.74 AMD266.17	+3.6%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 24.2% less for groceries

	Managua	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 NIO87.52	$1.00 AMD360.95	-57.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.80 NIO213.77	$4.44 AMD1,604.91	-23.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.68 NIO172.72	$6.38 AMD2,305.72	+36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 NIO87.23	$2.83 AMD1,021.46	+19.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 NIO105.85	$3.54 AMD1,280.42	+23.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 NIO67.12	$0.69 AMD249.54	-62.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 NIO10.04	$0.82 AMD295.95	+201.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO30.11	$0.90 AMD325.06	+10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 NIO41.07	$1.17 AMD421.41	+4.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 NIO65.94	$0.32 AMD117.33	-81.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.15	$0.31 AMD111.33	-69.4%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 57.6% more for transportation

	Managua	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.06 NIO186.50	$6.06 AMD2,189.21	+19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.01 NIO221.55	$25.00 AMD9,029.65	+316.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO847K	$35,000.00 AMD13M	+52.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.69 NIO541.72	$5.92 AMD2,139.02	-59.7%
Average			+57.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Managua	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.47 NIO1,197.31	$24.24 AMD8,755.42	-25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$256.40 NIO9,455.33	$908.70 AMD328K	+254.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$181.00 NIO6,674.79	$630.03 AMD228K	+248.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.83 NIO4,271.37	$96.84 AMD34,984.17	-16.4%
Average			+162.1%

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pay 63.5% more for childcare

	Managua	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$235.82 NIO8,696.30	$372.81 AMD135K	+58.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,060.00 NIO223K	$10,250.15 AMD4M	+69.1%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Managua	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 NIO55.32	$2.78 AMD1,003.29	+85.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 NIO95.88	$3.82 AMD1,381.46	+47.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 NIO100.57	$2.78 AMD1,003.29	+1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.79 NIO1,282.95	$73.26 AMD26,463.57	+110.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 NIO331.90	$8.33 AMD3,009.88	-7.4%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 19.7% more for clothing

	Managua	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.88 NIO2,208.26	$105.31 AMD38,041.59	+75.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.00 NIO2,397.02	$58.07 AMD20,977.22	-10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.64 NIO4,522.78	$140.41 AMD50,722.12	+14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.83 NIO5,340.78	$165.48 AMD59,779.64	+14.3%
Average			+19.7%

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