Cost of living comparison
Managua is 95.7% more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Managua instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 21.5% more for restaurants
|
Damascus
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Damascus
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP826
|
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP811
|
$0.69
NIO25.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP638
|
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP499
|
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
|
pay 49.7% less for transportation
|
Damascus
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
$6.33
NIO232.52
|
|
pay 37.0% more for housing
|
Damascus
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
$325.00
NIO11,943.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
$250.00
NIO9,187.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.83
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Damascus
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,077.19
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Damascus
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
$53.52
NIO1,966.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Damascus
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
$125.00
NIO4,593.81
|
|
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