Curitiba vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$331	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$416
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	60	33
😀 Quality of life	55	43
🏙️ Population	1.77M	937K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 2% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 6656th and 6728th ($755 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Brazil and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Brazil vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 5882nd and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Curitiba vs Managua infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/curitiba/managua.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Curitiba vs Managua infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/curitiba/managua" target="_blank">Curitiba vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Curitiba vs Managua

Prices for goods and services in Curitiba and Managua are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Curitiba	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$5713

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$652
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$642
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$581
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$662
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$567
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$614
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$659
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$632
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$639
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$506
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$594
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$612
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$581
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$594
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$600
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$609
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$611
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$497
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$624
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$580
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$577
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$612
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$548
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$600
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$575
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$571

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