Edmonton vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$1952
🏠 One person rent	$996	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$172
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	64	33
😀 Quality of life	91	48
🏙️ Population	1.01M	937K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 133% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 2656th and 6834th ($1835 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 5th in Canada and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Canada vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 0.2 months in Managua. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 133rd and 6915th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edmonton	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$1195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$7.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$6086

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

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