Colorado Springs vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$1952
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$172
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	62	33
😀 Quality of life	88	48
🏙️ Population	479K	937K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 223% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 819th and 6834th ($2548 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 0.2 months in Managua. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 297th and 6915th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Colorado Springs	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$1195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$7.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$6086

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$1961
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2534
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2542
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2288
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2391
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2749
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2548
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2848
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2627
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2382
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2649
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2642
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2729
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2986
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2594
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2800
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$3013
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2571
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2028
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2506
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1900
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2417
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2237
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1741
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2470
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1730
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1875
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1646
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2029

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$817
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$706
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$759
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$665
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$796
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$716
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$791
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$503
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$844
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$1024
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1929
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1132
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1123
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$872
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$678
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1325
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1362
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1471
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1574
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$756
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1261
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1291
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1361
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1231
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$832
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$860
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$854
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$619
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$770
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$905
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1228
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$681
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1130
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127