Belem vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$405	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$416
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	40	33
😀 Quality of life	41	43
🏙️ Population	1.3M	937K

The cost of living in Belem is 2% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 6655th and 6728th ($755 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Brazil and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Brazil vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 6876th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Managua

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	Belem	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$5713

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

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