Cost of living comparison
Managua is 75.8% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Managua instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 92.0% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Managua
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺96.45
|
$4.95
C$181.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺116.72
|
$5.52
C$202.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺19.85
|
$0.65
C$23.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺6.98
|
$0.76
C$27.82
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.56
|
$1.38
C$50.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺83.70
|
$1.90
C$69.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺98.37
|
$3.95
C$144.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺44.87
|
$1.98
C$72.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺50.91
|
$2.29
C$84.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.68
|
$2.18
C$80.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.71
|
$0.48
C$17.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.82
|
$0.78
C$28.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.52
|
$0.69
C$25.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.02
|
$0.67
C$24.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.20
|
$0.55
C$20.16
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺138.82
|
$4.73
C$173.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺488.82
|
$10.00
C$366.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,099,479.15
|
$19,000.00
C$696,203.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺138.43
|
$10.46
C$383.38
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺268.15
|
$58.25
C$2,134.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺6,986.26
|
$235.71
C$8,637.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,609.79
|
$186.67
C$6,839.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,584.35
|
$52.74
C$1,932.47
|
|
pay 7.5% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,312.97
|
$126.63
C$4,640.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺111,107.87
|
$3,774.75
C$138,315.37
|
|
pay 68.1% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺60.95
|
$1.95
C$71.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺49.52
|
$2.17
C$79.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺52.34
|
$3.00
C$109.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺641.67
|
$30.40
C$1,113.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺80.00
|
$6.57
C$240.84
|
|
pay 58.6% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺959.83
|
$46.93
C$1,719.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺827.66
|
$42.70
C$1,564.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,013.99
|
$77.56
C$2,842.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,362.42
|
$80.63
C$2,954.35
|
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