Cost of living comparison
Managua is 38.7% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Managua instead of Astana, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
|
Astana
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.10
KZT5,021.07
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.06
KZT3,012.64
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
KZT477.16
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
KZT255.50
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Astana
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
KZT256.53
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
KZT2,409.09
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.31
KZT2,142.34
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
KZT822.10
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
KZT1,114.08
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT288.59
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT428.43
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
KZT472.01
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
KZT419.69
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT114.41
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT98.20
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 89.9% more for transportation
|
Astana
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.87
KZT930.43
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.15
KZT7,531.61
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,193.94
KZT10,042,143.45
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.86
KZT2,912.22
|
?? | |
pay 63.9% more for housing
|
Astana
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.70
KZT6,317.38
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.50
KZT230,491.10
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.20
KZT165,695.37
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
KZT20,971.79
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
|
Astana
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.18
KZT112,974.11
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,062.07
KZT3,014,574.22
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Astana
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
KZT602.53
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KZT1,076.21
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
KZT866.13
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.49
KZT27,596.58
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
KZT2,510.54
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 26.1% more for clothing
|
Astana
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.02
KZT37,802.39
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.98
KZT21,375.42
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.59
KZT49,526.03
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.40
KZT45,453.38
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
|
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