Buenos Aires vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$1894
🏠 One person rent
$496
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$194
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
33
😀 Quality of life
78
45
🏙️ Population
3.12M
937K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 50% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 4856th and 6823rd ($1139 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Argentina and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Argentina vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.3 months in Managua. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 1059th and 7112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
10.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$7040

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

Cities near Managua

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Masaya
$790
42 km or 26 mi Granada
$698
74 km or 46 mi Leon
$735
93 km or 58 mi Matagalpa
$673
95 km or 59 mi Juigalpa
$768
104 km or 65 mi Esteli
$682
108 km or 67 mi Chinandega
$770
108 km or 67 mi Jinotega
$467
109 km or 68 mi San Juan del Sur
$864
192 km or 119 mi Liberia
$953
211 km or 131 mi Tamarindo
$1714
239 km or 148 mi Tegucigalpa
$836
255 km or 159 mi San Miguel
$1097
272 km or 169 mi Usulutan
$1090
288 km or 179 mi Puntarenas
$821
297 km or 185 mi Comayagua
$739
303 km or 188 mi Santa Teresa
$1236
326 km or 203 mi Alajuela
$1303
335 km or 208 mi Heredia
$1335
343 km or 213 mi San Jose
$1398
345 km or 214 mi Yoro
$729
361 km or 224 mi Soyapango
$1273
361 km or 224 mi San Salvador
$1362
361 km or 224 mi Cartago
$1241
365 km or 227 mi Mejicanos
$1262
365 km or 227 mi Apopa
$1238
369 km or 229 mi Santa Tecla
$1182
398 km or 247 mi El Progreso
$780
400 km or 248 mi Villanueva
$801
406 km or 252 mi La Lima
$791
408 km or 253 mi La Ceiba
$627
408 km or 254 mi Santa Ana
$695
412 km or 256 mi Sonsonate
$883
418 km or 260 mi San Pedro Sula
$989
427 km or 265 mi Limon
$1288
430 km or 267 mi Choloma
$661
435 km or 270 mi Ahuachapan
$1436
453 km or 282 mi Puerto Cortes
$719
489 km or 304 mi Jalapa
$1009
533 km or 331 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1018