Cost of living comparison
Managua is 40.8% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Managua instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 11.1% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH301.76
|
$4.08
NIO149.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
$7.00
NIO256.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
$0.65
NIO23.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
$0.67
NIO24.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
$1.67
NIO61.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
$2.35
NIO86.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
$4.20
NIO153.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
$1.94
NIO71.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
$2.29
NIO84.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
$2.50
NIO91.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
$0.64
NIO23.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
$1.44
NIO52.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
$0.59
NIO21.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
$1.38
NIO50.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
$0.79
NIO29.11
|
|
pay 14.8% less for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
$5.07
NIO185.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
$22,000.00
NIO806,325.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
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pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
$44.10
NIO1,616.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
$75.78
NIO2,777.30
|
|
pay 50.7% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
$125.56
NIO4,601.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
$4,800.00
NIO175,925.63
|
|
pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
$1.36
NIO49.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
$2.21
NIO81.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
$2.66
NIO97.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
$37.27
NIO1,365.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 37.3% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
$74.93
NIO2,746.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
$56.67
NIO2,076.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
$109.40
NIO4,009.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
$150.00
NIO5,497.68
|
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