Barcelona vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barcelona	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1841	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4103	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$1100	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$452	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2025	$416
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	98	33
😀 Quality of life	87	43
🏙️ Population	1.7M	937K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 150% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 2276th and 6728th ($1841 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Spain and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Spain vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 270th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Managua

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	Barcelona	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1176	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1446	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5914	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4127	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.26	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$635	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13290	$5713

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522

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