Dubai vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$416
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	33
😀 Quality of life	87	43
🏙️ Population	3.33M	937K

The cost of living in Dubai is 223% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 989th and 6728th ($2379 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Nicaragua, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 288th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Managua

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	Dubai	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$5713

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

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