Brasilia vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$296	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$416
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	28	33
😀 Quality of life	56	43
🏙️ Population	2.82M	937K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 4% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 6598th and 6728th ($765 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Brazil and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Brazil vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 5716th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Managua

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	Brasilia	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$5713

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

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