Georgetown vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Georgetown	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3187	$1952
🏠 One person rent	$551	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.1	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1110	$172
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	25	33
😀 Quality of life	60	48
🏙️ Population	235K	937K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 54% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 4725th and 6834th ($1212 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Guyana and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Guyana vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 0.2 months in Managua. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 5871st and 6915th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$7.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3593	$1195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1573	$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$7.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.11	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.32	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1019	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18825	$6086

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865

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