Buenos Aires vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$402
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$537
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
79
33
😀 Quality of life
72
28
🏙️ Population
3.12M
937K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 17% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 6099th and 6545th ($909 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Argentina and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Argentina vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 1789th and 8326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$565
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$37.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$4840

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Managua

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Masaya
$712
42 km or 26 mi Granada
$697
74 km or 46 mi Leon
$639
93 km or 58 mi Matagalpa
$550
95 km or 59 mi Juigalpa
$664
104 km or 65 mi Esteli
$593
108 km or 67 mi Chinandega
$638
108 km or 67 mi Jinotega
$457
109 km or 68 mi San Juan del Sur
$890
192 km or 119 mi Liberia
$898
211 km or 131 mi Tamarindo
$1687
239 km or 148 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
255 km or 159 mi San Miguel
$1081
272 km or 169 mi Usulutan
$1088
288 km or 179 mi Puntarenas
$1277
297 km or 185 mi Comayagua
$715
303 km or 188 mi Santa Teresa
$1310
326 km or 203 mi Alajuela
$1233
335 km or 208 mi Heredia
$1246
343 km or 213 mi San Jose
$1239
345 km or 214 mi Yoro
$734
361 km or 224 mi Soyapango
$1173
361 km or 224 mi San Salvador
$1192
361 km or 224 mi Cartago
$961
365 km or 227 mi Mejicanos
$1161
365 km or 227 mi Apopa
$1145
369 km or 229 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
398 km or 247 mi El Progreso
$883
400 km or 248 mi Villanueva
$866
406 km or 252 mi La Lima
$870
408 km or 253 mi La Ceiba
$650
408 km or 254 mi Santa Ana
$709
412 km or 256 mi Sonsonate
$882
418 km or 260 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
427 km or 265 mi Limon
$1201
430 km or 267 mi Choloma
$599
435 km or 270 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
453 km or 282 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
489 km or 304 mi Jalapa
$904
533 km or 331 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900