Auckland vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$416
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	32	33
😀 Quality of life	90	43
🏙️ Population	1.47M	937K

The cost of living in Auckland is 167% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 1924th and 6728th ($1968 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in New Zealand and Nicaragua, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 161st and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Managua

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	Auckland	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$5713

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

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