Cost of living comparison

Managua, Nicaragua

compared to

Belgrade, Serbia

Belgrade vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 62.7% more expensive than Managua.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 1.9% more in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 31.6% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 97.6% more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.2% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 4.9% less in Belgrade

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Belgrade are more expensive than in Managua. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Belgrade.

Belgrade vs. Managua Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belgrade instead of Managua, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Managua	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.08 NIO149.83	$10.99 RSD1,134	+169.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 NIO257.07	$9.16 RSD945	+30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NIO23.98	$2.33 RSD240	+256.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NIO24.64	$1.57 RSD162	+133.8%
Average			+147.6%

Managua vs. Belgrade - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.9% more for groceries

	Managua	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 NIO61.27	$0.87 RSD90	-47.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.35 NIO86.46	$5.04 RSD520	+114.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.20 NIO154.16	$4.98 RSD514	+18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 NIO71.20	$2.66 RSD274	+37.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.29 NIO84.23	$3.13 RSD323	+36.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.50 NIO91.73	$0.53 RSD54	-78.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 NIO23.36	$0.80 RSD83	+26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 NIO52.85	$0.74 RSD76	-48.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 NIO21.59	$1.05 RSD109	+79.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.38 NIO50.61	$0.47 RSD49	-65.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 NIO29.17	$0.39 RSD41	-50.4%
Average			+1.9%

Managua vs. Belgrade - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.6% more for transportation

	Managua	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 NIO186.12	$6.87 RSD709	+35.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.16 RSD2,080
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 NIO807,922.21	$28,106.99 RSD2,900,137	+27.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.51 RSD981
Average			+31.6%

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pay 97.6% more for housing

	Managua	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.10 NIO1,619.58	$27.63 RSD2,851	-37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 NIO9,180.93	$840.53 RSD86,727	+236.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$250.00 NIO9,180.93	$518.55 RSD53,505	+107.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.78 NIO2,782.80	$139.51 RSD14,395	+84.1%
Average			+97.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Managua	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$125.56 NIO4,610.87	$370.44 RSD38,223	+195.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,800.00 NIO176,273.94	$7,747.69 RSD799,423	+61.4%
Average			+128.2%

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pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Managua	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 NIO49.94	$3.02 RSD312	+122.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 NIO81.31	$2.45 RSD253	+10.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.66	$4.12 RSD425	+55.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.27 NIO1,368.69	$36.53 RSD3,770	-2.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.30 NIO267.98	$7.33 RSD756	+0.4%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 4.9% less for clothing

	Managua	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.93 NIO2,751.67	$97.71 RSD10,082	+30.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.67 NIO2,081.01	$38.65 RSD3,988	-31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.40 NIO4,017.66	$107.09 RSD11,050	-2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 NIO5,508.56	$125.83 RSD12,983	-16.1%
Average			-4.9%

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