Calgary vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$1875
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$537
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$429
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	33
😀 Quality of life	90	28
🏙️ Population	1.31M	937K

The cost of living in Calgary is 178% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 1473rd and 6545th ($2149 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Canada and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Canada vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 131st and 8326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Managua

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	Calgary	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$565
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$37.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$25
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$4840

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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