Asuncion vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$314	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$416
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	33
😀 Quality of life	51	43
🏙️ Population	462K	937K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 14% less expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 7323rd and 6728th ($635 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Managua. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 6144th and 6714th 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	$4.55	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$5713

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$585
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$567
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$413
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$522
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$405
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$534
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$429
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$496
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$397
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$500
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$626
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$477
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$461
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$583
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$599
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$571
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$582
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$503
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$537
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$600
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$628
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$460
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$889
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$577
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$589
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$610
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$500
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$588
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$506
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$580
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510

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