Buenos Aires vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$787
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1881
🏠 One person rent
$365
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
79
33
😀 Quality of life
71
32
🏙️ Population
3.12M
937K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 0.5% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 6407th and 6418th ($791 vs $787) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.4 months in Managua. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 2311th and 8211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$73.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
13.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$733
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$4879

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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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