Cost of living comparison
Managua is 37.2% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Managua instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 64.1% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.01
|
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.01
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.38
|
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$0.69
NIO25.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
|
pay 62.8% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.05
|
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,808.49
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.41
|
$6.33
NIO232.52
|
|
pay 52.4% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.10
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,280.12
|
$325.00
NIO11,943.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€909.23
|
$250.00
NIO9,187.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€255.96
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.83
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.27
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,669.40
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,077.19
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.54
|
$53.52
NIO1,966.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 12.2% more for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.68
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.95
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.75
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.82
|
$125.00
NIO4,593.81
|
|
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