Castries vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$1875
🏠 One person rent	$524	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$537
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$429
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	3	33
😀 Quality of life	35	28
🏙️ Population	70K	937K

The cost of living in Castries is 50% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 4713th and 6545th ($1159 vs $774) 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 7462nd and 8326th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Castries	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.55	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$565
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$37.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$1072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$25
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$4840

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192

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