Cost of living comparison
Managua is 35.8% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.2% less in Managua
- Groceries
-
pay 7.4% less in Managua
- Transportation
-
pay 30.1% less in Managua
- Housing
-
pay 56.8% less in Managua
- Childcare
-
pay 54.7% less in Managua
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 46.3% less in Managua
- Clothing
-
pay 12.2% more in Managua
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Managua.
If you lived in Managua instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 67.2% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$4.08
NIO150.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.01
|
$7.00
NIO257.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.45
|
$0.65
NIO24.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.41
|
$0.67
NIO24.69
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.66
|
$1.67
NIO61.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€5.66
|
$2.35
NIO86.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€3.88
|
$4.20
NIO154.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.78
|
$1.94
NIO71.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.59
|
$2.29
NIO84.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.14
|
$2.50
NIO91.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.70
|
$0.64
NIO23.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.85
|
$1.44
NIO52.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.57
|
$0.59
NIO21.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.70
|
$1.38
NIO50.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.68
|
$0.79
NIO29.22
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.10
|
$5.07
NIO186.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€44.59
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€26,997.28
|
$22,000.00
NIO809,299.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€24.93
|
?? | |
pay 56.8% less for housing
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€38.19
|
$44.10
NIO1,622.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,085.67
|
$250.00
NIO9,196.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€797.09
|
$250.00
NIO9,196.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€223.75
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.54
|
|
pay 54.7% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€260.63
|
$125.56
NIO4,618.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,183.58
|
$4,800.00
NIO176,574.40
|
|
pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.64
|
$1.36
NIO50.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.38
|
$2.21
NIO81.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€7.73
|
$2.66
NIO97.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€32.16
|
$37.27
NIO1,371.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€11.60
|
$7.30
NIO268.44
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€72.58
|
$74.93
NIO2,756.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€34.80
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€81.07
|
$109.40
NIO4,024.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€117.41
|
$150.00
NIO5,517.95
|
|
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