Cost of living comparison
Managua is 42.7% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Managua instead of Russia, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽726.98
|
$4.95
C$183.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
$5.52
C$204.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽79.57
|
$0.65
C$23.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽38.47
|
$0.76
C$28.06
|
|
pay 60.8% more for groceries
Russia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
$1.38
C$51.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽413.33
|
$1.90
C$70.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽326.46
|
$3.95
C$145.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
$1.98
C$73.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽167.98
|
$2.29
C$84.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.80
|
$2.18
C$80.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽52.47
|
$0.48
C$17.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽62.18
|
$0.78
C$28.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽96.75
|
$0.69
C$25.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.91
|
$0.67
C$24.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.76
|
$0.55
C$20.34
|
|
pay 54.7% more for transportation
Russia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽222.88
|
$4.73
C$174.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
$10.00
C$369.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
$19,000.00
C$702,240.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽319.97
|
$10.46
C$386.70
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Russia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
$58.25
C$2,152.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
$235.71
C$8,712.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
$186.67
C$6,899.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
$52.74
C$1,949.23
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
Russia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
$126.63
C$4,680.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
$3,774.75
C$139,514.71
|
|
pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽145.86
|
$1.95
C$72.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽162.65
|
$2.17
C$80.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
$3.00
C$110.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
$30.40
C$1,123.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽381.37
|
$6.57
C$242.93
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Russia
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
$46.93
C$1,734.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
$42.70
C$1,578.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
$77.56
C$2,866.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
$80.63
C$2,979.97
|
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