Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 41.7% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Managua, you would:
pay 33.6% more for restaurants
|
Managua
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
$9.19
RUB917.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
$1.07
RUB107.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
$0.49
RUB48.46
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
|
Managua
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
$0.62
RUB61.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
$4.41
RUB440.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
$3.57
RUB356.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
$1.52
RUB151.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
$1.99
RUB198.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
$0.68
RUB67.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
$0.67
RUB66.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
$0.72
RUB71.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
$1.12
RUB112.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
$0.25
RUB24.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
$0.21
RUB20.89
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
|
Managua
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
$2.22
RUB221.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.58
RUB2,854.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,058,286.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.82
RUB581.07
|
|
pay 86.6% more for housing
|
Managua
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
$6.38
RUB637.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
$960.52
RUB95,929.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
$583.26
RUB58,252.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
$86.66
RUB8,654.92
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Managua
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
$466.53
RUB46,593.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,040,026.13
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Managua
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
$3.06
RUB305.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
$2.52
RUB252.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
$2.45
RUB244.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
$32.34
RUB3,229.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
$5.10
RUB509.71
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
|
Managua
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
$81.16
RUB8,105.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
$42.31
RUB4,225.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
$108.95
RUB10,881.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
$101.97
RUB10,184.01
|
|
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