Columbus vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$1894
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$460
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$194
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	33
😀 Quality of life	90	45
🏙️ Population	906K	937K

The cost of living in Columbus is 187% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 1512th and 6823rd ($2181 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.3 months in Managua. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 217th and 7112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Managua

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	Columbus	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.3	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	10.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$7040

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$790
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$698
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$735
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$673
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$768
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$682
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$770
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$467
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$864
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$953
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1714
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1097
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1090
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$821
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$739
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1303
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1335
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1398
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$729
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1273
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1362
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1241
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1238
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$780
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$801
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$791
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$627
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$695
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$883
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1288
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$661
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1009
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018