Cost of Living Comparison Between El Viejo and Managua Cost of Living Comparison Between El Viejo and Managua

🙂 Solo nomad: El Viejo is 18.5% cheaper than Managua without rent, and 23.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: El Viejo is 11.5% cheaper than Managua without rent, and 27.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.97 NIO 183

$4.86 NIO 179

2.26%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.82 NIO 1,280

$35.04 NIO 1,288

-0.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.04 NIO 259

$7.05 NIO 259

-0.14%

Cappuccino

$2.43 NIO 89.4

$2.44 NIO 89.8

-0.41%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.83 NIO 30.54

$0.83 NIO 30.65

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 NIO 25.56

$0.74 NIO 27.06

-5.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.33 NIO 49.04

$1.29 NIO 47.25

3.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 NIO 71.7

$1.96 NIO 72.2

-0.51%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.21 NIO 44.49

$1.27 NIO 46.55

-4.72%

White Bread (500g)

$2.47 NIO 90.7

$2.47 NIO 91.0

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.81 NIO 66.5

$1.80 NIO 66.1

0.56%

Eggs

$2.31 NIO 84.9

$2.26 NIO 83.3

2.21%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.11 NIO 409

$11.07 NIO 407

0.36%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.75 NIO 248

$6.71 NIO 247

0.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.24 NIO 303

$7.92 NIO 291

4.04%

Apples (1kg)

$3.87 NIO 142

$3.88 NIO 143

-0.26%

Banana (1kg)

$0.89 NIO 32.84

$0.91 NIO 33.54

-2.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.79 NIO 65.8

$1.77 NIO 65.1

1.13%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.28 NIO 83.8

$2.29 NIO 84.4

-0.44%

Potato (1kg)

$4.04 NIO 149

$4.01 NIO 147

0.75%

Onion (1kg)

$2.26 NIO 83.2

$2.24 NIO 82.3

0.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 NIO 37.17

$1.06 NIO 39.02

-4.72%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 NIO 37.20

$1.00 NIO 36.75

1.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.59 NIO 95.2

$2.69 NIO 98.9

-3.72%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.58 NIO 536

$14.70 NIO 540

-0.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.40 NIO 51.5

$1.44 NIO 53.0

-2.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.26 NIO 83.0

$2.17 NIO 79.7

4.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.15 NIO 5.61

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.17 NIO 227

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.49 NIO 54.7

$1.51 NIO 55.6

-1.32%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.58 NIO 21.27

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.69 NIO 246

$6.65 NIO 245

0.60%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 NIO 48.22

$1.36 NIO 49.89

-3.68%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$22.6K NIO 831.9K

$23.0K NIO 846.1K

-1.68%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$26.9K NIO 988.7K

$26.2K NIO 962.0K

2.77%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$98.1 NIO 3,608

$98.6 NIO 3,626

-0.50%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$17.23 NIO 634

$17.02 NIO 626

1.23%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.27 NIO 1,370

$37.90 NIO 1,394

-1.66%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.08 NIO 1,327

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.26 NIO 561

Cinema Ticket

$7.77 NIO 286

$8.14 NIO 299

-4.55%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$123 NIO 4,515

$125 NIO 4,612

-2.10%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,082 NIO 223.6K

$6,015 NIO 221.2K

1.10%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$77.2 NIO 2,839

$77.0 NIO 2,833

0.21%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$71.2 NIO 2,616

$71.3 NIO 2,622

-0.21%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$132 NIO 4,870

$135 NIO 4,965

-1.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$110 NIO 4,034

$107 NIO 3,930

2.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$258 NIO 9,493

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$189 NIO 6,965

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$445 NIO 16.4K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$457 NIO 16.8K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,220 NIO 44.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$645 NIO 23.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$356 NIO 13.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.25

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for El Viejo: March 2, 2026

Last update for Managua: March 2, 2026

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