Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 11.7% cheaper than Managua.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Managua, you would:
pay 9.0% more for restaurants
|
Managua
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
NIO149.54
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
NIO256.56
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.94
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NIO24.60
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
|
Managua
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.15
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.29
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
NIO153.86
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
NIO71.06
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.06
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
NIO91.54
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
NIO23.31
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
NIO52.75
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
NIO21.54
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.51
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NIO29.11
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 99.1% more for transportation
|
Managua
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO185.75
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
NIO806,325.81
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 1.7% less for housing
|
Managua
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.10
NIO1,616.38
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,162.79
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,777.30
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
|
Managua
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,601.76
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.00
NIO175,925.63
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Managua
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
NIO49.85
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
NIO81.15
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
NIO97.47
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
NIO1,365.98
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 62.0% less for clothing
|
Managua
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.93
NIO2,746.23
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,076.90
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.40
NIO4,009.72
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
NIO5,497.68
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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