Albuquerque vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$1875
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$537
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$429
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	33
😀 Quality of life	83	28
🏙️ Population	565K	937K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 173% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 1562nd and 6545th ($2111 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Managua. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 396th and 8326th 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	$18.1	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$565
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$37.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$1072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$25
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$4840

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$3686
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1847
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1629
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1775
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1834
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2288
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1834
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1707
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1715
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1954
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2372
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2416
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2052
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2498
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2295
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2588

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$712
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$697
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$639
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$550
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$664
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$638
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$457
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$890
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$898
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1687
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1081
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1088
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$715
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1233
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1246
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1239
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$734
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1173
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1192
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$961
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1145
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$883
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$866
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$870
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$650
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$709
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$882
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1201
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$599
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$904
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900