Dublin vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$508
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$192
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	33
😀 Quality of life	95	44
🏙️ Population	593K	937K

The cost of living in Dublin is 276% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 223rd and 6766th ($2992 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ireland and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Ireland vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 36th and 7366th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Managua

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	Dublin	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$1227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$6.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$6.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$6061

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$812
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$699
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$754
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$679
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$782
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$687
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$470
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$840
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$957
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1832
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1120
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1109
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$825
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$705
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1273
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1378
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1454
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$737
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1246
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1274
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1290
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1221
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$804
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$823
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$815
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$626
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$734
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$897
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1332
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$668
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1062
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065