Castries vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$514	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$508
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$192
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	3	33
😀 Quality of life	38	44
🏙️ Population	20K	937K

The cost of living in Castries is 47% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 4844th and 6766th ($1170 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saint Lucia and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.2 months in Managua. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 8195th and 7366th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Managua

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	Castries	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$1227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$6.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$6.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$6061

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$812
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$699
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$754
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$679
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$782
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$687
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$470
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$840
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$957
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1832
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1120
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1109
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$825
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$705
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1273
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1378
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1454
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$737
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1246
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1274
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1290
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1221
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$804
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$823
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$815
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$626
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$734
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$897
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1332
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$668
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1062
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065