Hamburg City vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamburg City	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2172	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5195	$1894
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$1961	$460
🍽️ Food expenses	$611	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$270	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3668	$194
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	33
😀 Quality of life	95	45
🏙️ Population	1.91M	937K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 186% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 1536th and 6823rd ($2172 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Germany and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Germany vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.3 months in Managua. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 41st and 7112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Managua

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	Hamburg City	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.1	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2245	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	10.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9266	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6228	$439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.7	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.6	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27074	$7040

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1602
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1649
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1611
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1635
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1610
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1666
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1537
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1566
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1743
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1601
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1585
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1640
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1589
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1527
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1678
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1579
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1543
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1785
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1515
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1536
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1564
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1421
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1591
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1429

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$790
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$698
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$735
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$673
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$768
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$682
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$770
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$467
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$864
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$953
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1714
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1097
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1090
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$821
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$739
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1303
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1335
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1398
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$729
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1273
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1362
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1241
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1238
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$780
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$801
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$791
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$627
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$695
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$883
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1288
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$661
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1009
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018