Arlington vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$1894
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$460
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$194
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	33
😀 Quality of life	77	45
🏙️ Population	394K	937K

The cost of living in Arlington is 144% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 2476th and 6823rd ($1856 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.3 months in Managua. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 1375th and 7112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Managua

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	Arlington	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	10.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$7040

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

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