Asuncion vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$348	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$508
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$192
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	33
😀 Quality of life	57	44
🏙️ Population	462K	937K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 6% less expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 6973rd and 6766th ($752 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Paraguay and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.2 months in Managua. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 6216th and 7366th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Managua

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	Asuncion	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$6.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$6.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$7.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$6061

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$812
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$699
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$754
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$679
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$782
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$687
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$470
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$840
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$957
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1832
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1120
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1109
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$825
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$705
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1273
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1378
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1454
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$737
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1246
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1274
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1290
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1221
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$804
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$823
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$815
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$626
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$734
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$897
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1332
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$668
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1062
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065