El Paso vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$980	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$416
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	33
😀 Quality of life	79	43
🏙️ Population	679K	937K

The cost of living in El Paso is 146% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 2363rd and 6728th ($1813 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 2nd in the United States and Nicaragua, respectively. Check the United States vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 0.6 months in Managua. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 633rd and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Managua

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	El Paso	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$5713

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

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