Austin vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1894
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$460
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$194
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	33
😀 Quality of life	92	45
🏙️ Population	962K	937K

The cost of living in Austin is 218% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 1002nd and 6823rd ($2416 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 months in Austin compared to 0.3 months in Managua. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 151st and 7112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Managua

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	Austin	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	10.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$7040

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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