Dublin vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$1952
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$172
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	33
😀 Quality of life	94	48
🏙️ Population	593K	937K

The cost of living in Dublin is 283% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 214th and 6834th ($3020 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ireland and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Ireland vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.2 months in Managua. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 42nd and 6915th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dublin	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$7.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$1195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$7.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$6086

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742

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