Johannesburg vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$441	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$416
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	33
😀 Quality of life	57	43
🏙️ Population	4.43M	937K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 35% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 5539th and 6728th ($993 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in South Africa and Nicaragua, respectively. Check South Africa vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 5667th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Managua

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	Johannesburg	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$5713

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$710
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$701
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$624
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$666
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$638
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$455
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$932
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1088
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1083
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$801
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$753
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1269
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1296
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1324
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$755
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1182
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1204
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1024
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1160
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$903
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$897
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$897
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$626
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$698
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$884
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1225
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$719
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$936
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941