Calgary vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$787
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1881
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$341
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$540
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	33
😀 Quality of life	92	32
🏙️ Population	1.31M	937K

The cost of living in Calgary is 168% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 1526th and 6418th ($2113 vs $787) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in Canada and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Canada vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Managua. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 66th and 8211th 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	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$73.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	13.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$733
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$4879

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$680
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$614
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$548
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$647
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$627
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$458
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$1220
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1473
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1107
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1031
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$1024
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$702
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1114
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1163
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1040
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1169
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$738
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1117
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1147
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1009
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1093
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$892
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$854
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$857
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$676
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$702
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$866
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1147
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$595
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$900
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902