Johannesburg vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$1875
🏠 One person rent	$487	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$537
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$429
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	33
😀 Quality of life	58	28
🏙️ Population	4.43M	937K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 39% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 5069th and 6545th ($1079 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 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 5446th and 8326th 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	$9.91	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$565
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$37.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$1072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$25
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$4840

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

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