Charlotte vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$416
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	68	33
😀 Quality of life	88	43
🏙️ Population	875K	937K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 243% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 761st and 6728th ($2528 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 2nd in the United States and Nicaragua, respectively. Check the United States vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 252nd and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Managua

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	Charlotte	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$5713

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

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