Castries vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$525	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$416
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	3	33
😀 Quality of life	35	43
🏙️ Population	70K	937K

The cost of living in Castries is 57% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 4603rd and 6728th ($1161 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Lucia and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 7503rd and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Castries	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$5713

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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	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

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