Cost of living comparison
Managua is 9.5% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Managua instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 28.6% less for restaurants
|
Sarajevo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
BAM10.24
|
$4.08
NIO150.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.58
BAM12.28
|
$7.00
NIO257.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
BAM3.26
|
$0.65
NIO24.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BAM1.85
|
$0.67
NIO24.69
|
|
pay 63.9% more for groceries
|
Sarajevo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
BAM1.88
|
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
BAM7.66
|
$2.35
NIO86.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.87
BAM9.09
|
$4.20
NIO154.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
BAM5.04
|
$1.94
NIO71.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BAM5.94
|
$2.29
NIO84.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
BAM0.96
|
$2.50
NIO91.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
BAM1.46
|
$0.64
NIO23.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.30
|
$1.44
NIO52.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BAM1.63
|
$0.59
NIO21.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
$1.38
NIO50.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
BAM0.81
|
$0.79
NIO29.22
|
|
pay 11.9% less for transportation
|
Sarajevo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
BAM10.44
|
$5.07
NIO186.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.46
BAM55.02
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,761.68
BAM48,113.96
|
$22,000.00
NIO809,309.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.95
BAM14.84
|
?? | |
pay 6.5% less for housing
|
Sarajevo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.02
BAM54.19
|
$44.10
NIO1,622.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.49
BAM686.35
|
$250.00
NIO9,196.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$255.37
BAM476.95
|
$250.00
NIO9,196.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.96
BAM252.06
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.58
|
|
pay 10.2% more for childcare
|
Sarajevo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.48
BAM393.10
|
$125.56
NIO4,618.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,987.26
BAM5,579.17
|
$4,800.00
NIO176,576.61
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sarajevo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
BAM4.09
|
$1.36
NIO50.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
BAM3.42
|
$2.21
NIO81.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
BAM6.35
|
$2.66
NIO97.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.73
BAM61.12
|
$37.27
NIO1,371.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
BAM10.24
|
$7.30
NIO268.44
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
|
Sarajevo
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.27
BAM172.32
|
$74.93
NIO2,756.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.94
BAM57.78
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.31
BAM163.06
|
$109.40
NIO4,024.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.79
BAM175.17
|
$150.00
NIO5,518.02
|
|
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