Amsterdam vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$1952
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$172
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	33
😀 Quality of life	95	48
🏙️ Population	921K	937K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 302% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 138th and 6834th ($3165 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the Netherlands and Nicaragua, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.2 months in Managua. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 24th and 6915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Managua

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	Amsterdam	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$7.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$1195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$7.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$6086

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$817
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$706
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$759
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$665
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$796
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$716
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$791
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$503
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$844
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$1024
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1929
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1132
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1123
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$872
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$678
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1325
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1362
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1471
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1574
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$756
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1261
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1291
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1361
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1231
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$832
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$860
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$854
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$619
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$770
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$905
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1228
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$681
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1130
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127