Bridgetown vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bridgetown	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1360	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3665	$1875
🏠 One person rent	$570	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$1358	$537
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$61	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1473	$429
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	20	33
😀 Quality of life	64	28
🏙️ Population	110K	937K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 76% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 4197th and 6545th ($1360 vs $774) 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 4355th and 8326th 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	$16.1	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.24	$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$614	$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1753	$565
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.9	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.8	$37.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3475	$1072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3469	$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.76	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.95	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$25
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.87	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6485	$4840

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1390
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1004
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$981
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1159
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1061
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1101
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1065
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1003
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1164
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$964
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1594
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$719
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1081
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1084
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$692
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$770
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$871
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1241
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$691
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1242
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$821
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$785
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$704
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$662
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$627
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$731

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$712
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$697
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$639
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$550
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$664
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$638
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$457
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$890
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$898
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1687
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1081
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1088
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$715
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1233
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1246
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1239
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$734
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1173
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1192
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$961
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1145
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$883
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$866
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$870
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$650
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$709
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$882
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1201
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$599
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$904
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900