Georgetown vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Georgetown	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2953	$1875
🏠 One person rent	$394	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$874	$537
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$429
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	23	33
😀 Quality of life	47	28
🏙️ Population	235K	937K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 27% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 5796th and 6545th ($986 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Guyana and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Guyana vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 6383rd and 8326th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1327	$565
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$37.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3910	$1072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.04	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$25
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$884	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23107	$4840

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1015
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$869
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$785
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$770
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$586
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$964
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1164
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1101
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1698
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$871
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1642
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1065
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1061
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$719
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$731
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1390
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$662
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$627
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$691
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$692
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$981
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1004
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$704
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$821
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$783
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1159
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$712
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$697
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$639
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$550
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$664
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$638
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$457
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$890
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$898
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1687
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1081
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1088
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$715
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1233
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1246
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1239
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$734
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1173
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1192
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$961
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1145
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$883
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$866
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$870
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$650
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$709
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$882
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1201
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$599
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$904
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900