Cost of living comparison
Managua is 18.5% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Managua instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RUB797.53
|
$4.95
NIO181.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
RUB455.73
|
$5.52
NIO202.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
RUB94.49
|
$0.65
NIO23.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
RUB52.81
|
$0.76
NIO27.87
|
|
pay 50.1% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
RUB63.81
|
$1.38
NIO50.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
RUB478.78
|
$1.90
NIO69.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
RUB371.77
|
$3.95
NIO144.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
RUB131.28
|
$1.98
NIO72.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RUB184.69
|
$2.29
NIO84.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.28
|
$2.18
NIO80.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RUB49.48
|
$0.48
NIO17.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RUB64.80
|
$0.78
NIO28.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
RUB129.71
|
$0.69
NIO25.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
RUB24.89
|
$0.67
NIO24.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RUB24.46
|
$0.55
NIO20.20
|
|
pay 37.7% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
RUB228.74
|
$4.73
NIO173.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
RUB2,848.30
|
$10.00
NIO367.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
RUB2,848,304.93
|
$19,000.00
NIO697,498.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
RUB364.58
|
$10.46
NIO384.09
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
RUB596.68
|
$58.25
NIO2,138.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
RUB79,581.64
|
$235.71
NIO8,653.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
RUB45,993.34
|
$186.67
NIO6,852.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
RUB8,380.77
|
$52.74
NIO1,936.07
|
|
pay 66.3% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
RUB45,117.15
|
$126.63
NIO4,648.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
RUB843,830.42
|
$3,774.75
NIO138,572.71
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
RUB284.83
|
$1.95
NIO71.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
RUB237.58
|
$2.17
NIO79.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB232.99
|
$3.00
NIO110.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
RUB3,538.72
|
$30.40
NIO1,116.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
RUB569.66
|
$6.57
NIO241.29
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
RUB8,718.81
|
$46.93
NIO1,722.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
RUB4,250.71
|
$42.70
NIO1,567.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
RUB9,862.57
|
$77.56
NIO2,847.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
RUB12,235.50
|
$80.63
NIO2,959.84
|
|
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