Bogota vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bogota	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2258	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$388	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$416
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	33
😀 Quality of life	60	43
🏙️ Population	8.03M	937K

The cost of living in Bogota is 20% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 6104th and 6728th ($887 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Colombia and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Colombia vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 5261st and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Managua

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	Bogota	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.16	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.6	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.24%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8398	$5713

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$794
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$674
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$709
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$497
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$493
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$529
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$563
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$653
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$605
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$534
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$882
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$598
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$680
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$722
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$649
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$557
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$897
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$513
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$906
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$839
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$666
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$748
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$705
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$742
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$477
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$410
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$599
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$562
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$650
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$618
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$649
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$665
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$664
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$645

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