Arlington vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$416
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	33
😀 Quality of life	73	43
🏙️ Population	394K	937K

The cost of living in Arlington is 155% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 2153rd and 6728th ($1883 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 1499th and 6714th 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	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$5713

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2086
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2081
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2143
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1808
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2105
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2289
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2149
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2126
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2159
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2164
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2224
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2148
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2095
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2471
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2214
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2184
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2025
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2258
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2219
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2023
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2538
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2246
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2395

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$710
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$701
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$624
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$666
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$638
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$455
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$932
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1088
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1083
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$801
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$753
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1269
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1296
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1324
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$755
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1182
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1204
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1024
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1160
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$903
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$897
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$897
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$626
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$698
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$884
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1225
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$719
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$936
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941