Guayaquil vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guayaquil	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$925	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2456	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$364	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$743	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$416
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	33
😀 Quality of life	51	43
🏙️ Population	2.65M	937K

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 25% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 5905th and 6728th ($925 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 6147th and 6714th 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	$3.01	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.4	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$269	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.6	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1009	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2101	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.99	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.57	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5836	$5713

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Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$806
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$697
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$823
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$766
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$816
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$569
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$538
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$463
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$573
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$600
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$884
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$513
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$519
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$518
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$548
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$531
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$571
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$514
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$598
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$549
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$562
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$477
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$410
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$714
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$748
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$742
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$666
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$694
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$557
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$504

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