Edmonton vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$1894
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$460
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$194
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	33
😀 Quality of life	91	45
🏙️ Population	1.01M	937K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 140% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 2644th and 6823rd ($1823 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 5th in Canada and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Canada vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 0.3 months in Managua. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 171st and 7112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Managua

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	Edmonton	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	10.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$7040

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$790
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$698
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$735
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$673
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$768
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$682
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$770
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$467
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$864
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$953
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1714
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1097
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1090
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$821
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$739
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1303
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1335
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1398
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$729
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1273
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1362
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1241
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1238
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$780
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$801
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$791
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$627
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$695
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$883
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1288
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$661
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1009
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018