Cost of living comparison
Managua is 15.0% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Managua instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 53.9% less for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,220
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,017
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD258
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD174
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 60.6% more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD97
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD560
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD552
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD295
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD347
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD58
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD89
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD82
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD117
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD53
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD762
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,237
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,119,127
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,055
|
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pay 27.0% less for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,066
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD93,276
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD57,546
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,482
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD41,109
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD859,787
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD336
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD272
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD458
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,054
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD813
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,843
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,289
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD11,884
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD13,963
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
|
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