Cost of living comparison
Managua is 20.3% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Managua instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
|
Zagreb
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
HRK76.89
|
$4.08
NIO149.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
HRK61.51
|
$7.00
NIO257.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
HRK20.46
|
$0.65
NIO23.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.98
|
$0.67
NIO24.65
|
|
pay 28.7% more for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
HRK11.52
|
$1.67
NIO61.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
HRK33.77
|
$2.35
NIO86.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
HRK32.70
|
$4.20
NIO154.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
$1.94
NIO71.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
HRK28.25
|
$2.29
NIO84.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.18
|
$2.50
NIO91.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.13
|
$0.64
NIO23.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.92
|
$1.44
NIO52.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
HRK8.25
|
$0.59
NIO21.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.87
|
$1.38
NIO50.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
HRK4.12
|
$0.79
NIO29.18
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
HRK43.41
|
$5.07
NIO186.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
HRK384.44
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,081.13
HRK222,976.03
|
$22,000.00
NIO808,184.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
HRK70.74
|
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pay 29.0% less for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.12
HRK201.73
|
$44.10
NIO1,620.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.00
HRK5,244.18
|
$250.00
NIO9,183.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.46
HRK4,185.72
|
$250.00
NIO9,183.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.51
HRK1,079.73
|
$75.78
NIO2,783.71
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.73
HRK2,480.28
|
$125.56
NIO4,612.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,391.04
HRK74,545.29
|
$4,800.00
NIO176,331.20
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
HRK23.07
|
$1.36
NIO49.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
HRK14.95
|
$2.21
NIO81.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
HRK37.68
|
$2.66
NIO97.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.11
HRK316.44
|
$37.27
NIO1,369.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
HRK53.82
|
$7.30
NIO268.07
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.59
HRK657.08
|
$74.93
NIO2,752.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
HRK284.58
|
$56.67
NIO2,081.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.12
HRK639.36
|
$109.40
NIO4,018.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.08
HRK832.79
|
$150.00
NIO5,510.35
|
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