Brookhaven vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$1894
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$460
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$194
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	33
😀 Quality of life	74	45
🏙️ Population	486K	937K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 289% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 225th and 6823rd ($2959 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 5th in the United States and Nicaragua, respectively. Check the United States vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.3 months in Managua. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 2533rd and 7112th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brookhaven	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	10.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$0.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$7040

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2829
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2376
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2750
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2164
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3768
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3066
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2742
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2602
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2613
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2529
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2230
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2584
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2704
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3458
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3715
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2922
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2339
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2619
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2430
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2697
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2952
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2680
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2329
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2645
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2220
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2485
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2655
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2633
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3050
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3364
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3513
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2756
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2381
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2735

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$790
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$698
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$735
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$673
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$768
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$682
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$770
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$467
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$864
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$953
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1714
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1097
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1090
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$821
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$739
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1303
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1335
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1398
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$729
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1273
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1362
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1241
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1238
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$780
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$801
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$791
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$627
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$695
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$883
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1288
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$661
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1009
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018