Cost of living comparison
Managua is 51.3% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Managua instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 23.5% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH312.82
|
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH260.68
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.60
|
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.93
|
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.19
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.50
|
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH160.24
|
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.49
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.46
|
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.19
|
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.27
|
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.17
|
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.69
|
$0.69
NIO25.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.62
|
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.47
|
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH213.08
|
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH398.84
|
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,277,343.64
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH173.09
|
$6.33
NIO232.52
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH240.05
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,052.86
|
$325.00
NIO11,943.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,456.06
|
$250.00
NIO9,187.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,973.91
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.83
|
|
pay 47.1% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,069.92
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH283,771.53
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,077.19
|
|
pay 48.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.14
|
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.34
|
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH93.85
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,105.01
|
$53.52
NIO1,966.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH208.55
|
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,858.44
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,507.22
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,600.89
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,898.90
|
$125.00
NIO4,593.81
|
|
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