Managua vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Managua Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1881
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$341
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.9
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$337
$1208
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
33
96
😀 Quality of life
32
73
🏙️ Population
937K
12.5M

The cost of living in Managua is 23% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6418th and 5167th ($787 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nicaragua and Russia, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Managua compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 8211th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Managua Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.5
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.05%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$733
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$660
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.5
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.15
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4879
$10868

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Masaya
$699
42 km or 26 mi Granada
$680
74 km or 46 mi Leon
$614
93 km or 58 mi Matagalpa
$548
95 km or 59 mi Juigalpa
$647
104 km or 65 mi Esteli
$593
108 km or 67 mi Chinandega
$627
108 km or 67 mi Jinotega
$458
109 km or 68 mi San Juan del Sur
$805
192 km or 119 mi Liberia
$1220
211 km or 131 mi Tamarindo
$1473
239 km or 148 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
255 km or 159 mi San Miguel
$1107
272 km or 169 mi Usulutan
$1031
288 km or 179 mi Puntarenas
$1024
297 km or 185 mi Comayagua
$702
303 km or 188 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
326 km or 203 mi Alajuela
$1163
335 km or 208 mi Heredia
$1040
343 km or 213 mi San Jose
$1169
345 km or 214 mi Yoro
$738
361 km or 224 mi Soyapango
$1117
361 km or 224 mi San Salvador
$1147
361 km or 224 mi Cartago
$1009
365 km or 227 mi Mejicanos
$1112
365 km or 227 mi Apopa
$1093
369 km or 229 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
398 km or 247 mi El Progreso
$892
400 km or 248 mi Villanueva
$854
406 km or 252 mi La Lima
$857
408 km or 253 mi La Ceiba
$676
408 km or 254 mi Santa Ana
$702
412 km or 256 mi Sonsonate
$866
418 km or 260 mi San Pedro Sula
$983
427 km or 265 mi Limon
$1147
430 km or 267 mi Choloma
$595
435 km or 270 mi Ahuachapan
$915
453 km or 282 mi Puerto Cortes
$713
489 km or 304 mi Jalapa
$900
533 km or 331 mi San Miguel Petapa
$902

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517