Fortaleza vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$328	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$416
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	42	33
😀 Quality of life	56	43
🏙️ Population	2.43M	937K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 1% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 6696th and 6728th ($745 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Brazil and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Brazil vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 5747th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Managua

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	Fortaleza	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$5713

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588

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