Cost of living comparison
Managua is 1.8% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Managua instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,466.44
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,465.25
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,081.51
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 35.5% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,149.09
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,178.59
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,026.56
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,300.36
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,794.99
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS921.78
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS872.26
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS604.16
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS996.84
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS425.84
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS503.95
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,495.06
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,185,473.39
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,329.60
|
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pay 14.5% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS23,728.34
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS512,251.74
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS356,400.46
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS49,096.90
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 17.4% less for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS215,899.14
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,464,452.21
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,794.77
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS2,975.85
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,393.34
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,143.36
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,986.12
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS89,326.40
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS74,521.73
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS113,760.32
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS118,887.13
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
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