Bridgetown vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bridgetown	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1353	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3655	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$565	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$1353	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.2	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1472	$416
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	20	33
😀 Quality of life	64	43
🏙️ Population	110K	937K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 83% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 4035th and 6728th ($1353 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Barbados and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Barbados vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bridgetown compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 4410th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Managua

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	Bridgetown	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.18	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$605	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1756	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1062	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.81%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3501	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.76	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.79	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$77	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6541	$5713

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1418
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1007
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$1000
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1161
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1070
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1084
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1062
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1015
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1178
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$953
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1499
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$737
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1037
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1039
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$695
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$777
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1373
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$716
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1377
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$837
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$789
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$858
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$674
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$639
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$746

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