Albuquerque vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$1894
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$460
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$194
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	33
😀 Quality of life	84	45
🏙️ Population	565K	937K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 158% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 2114th and 6823rd ($1964 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 5th in the United States and Nicaragua, respectively. Check the United States vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.3 months in Managua. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 484th and 7112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Managua

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	Albuquerque	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	10.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$7040

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$790
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$698
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$735
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$673
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$768
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$682
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$770
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$467
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$864
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$953
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1714
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1097
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1090
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$821
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$739
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1303
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1335
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1398
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$729
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1273
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1362
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1241
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1238
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$780
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$801
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$791
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$627
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$695
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$883
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1288
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$661
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1009
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018