Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 6.2% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Managua, you would:
pay 27.3% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
NIO182.22
|
$7.00
ARS6,171.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
NIO203.12
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NIO23.74
|
$1.03
ARS907.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
NIO27.92
|
$0.90
ARS791.10
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
Managua
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
NIO50.82
|
$1.34
ARS1,183.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
NIO69.92
|
$3.51
ARS3,098.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
NIO145.21
|
$3.15
ARS2,780.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
NIO72.78
|
$1.46
ARS1,285.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.39
|
$1.76
ARS1,555.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
NIO80.31
|
$0.66
ARS581.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
NIO17.77
|
$0.57
ARS499.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
NIO28.52
|
$0.31
ARS273.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
$0.67
ARS592.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NIO24.80
|
$0.30
ARS262.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
NIO20.24
|
$0.33
ARS294.83
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
Managua
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
NIO173.90
|
$3.52
ARS3,100.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
$6.80
ARS5,995.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
NIO698,818.21
|
$25,000.00
ARS22,042,259.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
NIO384.82
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 9.0% less for housing
Managua
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
NIO2,142.26
|
$23.47
ARS20,695.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
NIO8,669.55
|
$313.32
ARS276,251.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
NIO6,865.58
|
$225.62
ARS198,922.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
NIO1,939.73
|
$36.96
ARS32,586.22
|
|
pay 48.9% more for childcare
Managua
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
NIO4,657.59
|
$187.40
ARS165,228.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
NIO138,834.90
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,984,908.59
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
NIO71.72
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.71
|
$1.72
ARS1,514.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
NIO110.34
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
NIO1,118.14
|
$22.07
ARS19,459.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
NIO241.75
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 34.5% more for clothing
Managua
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
NIO1,726.09
|
$67.11
ARS59,166.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NIO1,570.33
|
$57.53
ARS50,726.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
NIO2,852.70
|
$107.00
ARS94,343.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
NIO2,965.44
|
$98.70
ARS87,024.37
|
|
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