Guayaquil vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guayaquil	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$910	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2330	$1875
🏠 One person rent	$375	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$692	$537
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$567	$429
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	33
😀 Quality of life	58	28
🏙️ Population	2.65M	937K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 18% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 6095th and 6545th ($910 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ecuador and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Ecuador vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 5554th and 8326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Managua

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	Guayaquil	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.6	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.5	$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$565
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$37.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.29%	10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1130	$1072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.77	$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.55	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.4	$25
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6982	$4840

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$808
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$722
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$761
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$813
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$594
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$770
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$760
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$545
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$454
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$574
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$495
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$504
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$498
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$528
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$564
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$509
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$517
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$504
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$544
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$488
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$515
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$500
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$549
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$462
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$398
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$699
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$733
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$718
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$652
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$679
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$520
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$496

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