Managua vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Managua	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1935	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$273	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.2	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$416	$2695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	33	98
😀 Quality of life	43	93
🏙️ Population	937K	1.97M

The cost of living in Managua is 60% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 6728th and 2270th ($738 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nicaragua and Austria, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Managua compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 6714th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Managua vs Vienna

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	Managua	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.1	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.9	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.3%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$441	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.96	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.58	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.64	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5713	$18199

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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

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987