Cost of living comparison
Managua is 2.0 times more expensive than Tehran.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.9% more in Managua
- Groceries
-
pay 2.7 times more in Managua
- Transportation
-
pay 4.2% more in Managua
- Housing
-
pay 3.5 times more in Managua
- Childcare
-
pay 87.9% more in Managua
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in Managua
- Clothing
-
pay 75.7% more in Managua
The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, and restaurants in Managua are more expensive than in Tehran. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Managua.
If you lived in Managua instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 11.9% more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,400
|
$4.08
NIO149.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR210,500
|
$7.00
NIO257.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,110
|
$0.65
NIO23.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,676
|
$0.67
NIO24.65
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,521
|
$1.67
NIO61.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR76,998
|
$2.35
NIO86.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR97,804
|
$4.20
NIO154.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,083
|
$1.94
NIO71.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,629
|
$2.29
NIO84.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,224
|
$2.50
NIO91.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,499
|
$0.64
NIO23.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,768
|
$1.44
NIO52.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,342
|
$0.59
NIO21.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,202
|
$1.38
NIO50.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,090
|
$0.79
NIO29.18
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,045
|
$5.07
NIO186.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR421,000
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,789,000,000
|
$22,000.00
NIO808,163.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,090
|
?? | |
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR285,943
|
$44.10
NIO1,620.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,617,182
|
$250.00
NIO9,183.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,301,654
|
$250.00
NIO9,183.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR500,559
|
$75.78
NIO2,783.63
|
|
pay 87.9% more for childcare
Tehran
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,186,720
|
$125.56
NIO4,612.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR73,814,695
|
$4,800.00
NIO176,326.54
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,680
|
$1.36
NIO49.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,412
|
$2.21
NIO81.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,250
|
$2.66
NIO97.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR809,593
|
$37.27
NIO1,369.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,150
|
$7.30
NIO268.06
|
|
pay 75.7% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,524,238
|
$74.93
NIO2,752.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,308
|
$56.67
NIO2,081.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,810,058
|
$109.40
NIO4,018.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,950,890
|
$150.00
NIO5,510.20
|
|
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