Brisbane vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$416
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	33
😀 Quality of life	97	43
🏙️ Population	2.71M	937K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 173% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 1792nd and 6728th ($2016 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Australia and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Australia vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 7th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Managua

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	Brisbane	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$5713

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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