Columbus vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$1875
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$537
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$429
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	33
😀 Quality of life	88	28
🏙️ Population	906K	937K

The cost of living in Columbus is 191% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 1248th and 6545th ($2252 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 Columbus compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 242nd and 8326th 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	$19.9	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$565
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$37.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$1072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$25
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$4840

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

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