Havana vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Havana	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1001	$787
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2669	$1881
🏠 One person rent	$409	$341
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$540
🍽️ Food expenses	$398	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.4	$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3452	$337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	33
😀 Quality of life	78	32
🏙️ Population	2.49M	937K

The cost of living in Havana is 27% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 5313th and 6418th ($1001 vs $787) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Cuba and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Cuba vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.4 months in Havana compared to 0.4 months in Managua. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 567th and 8211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Managua

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	Havana	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.99	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.23	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.36	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1014	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$73.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.34%	13.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$733
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.96	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.93	$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.97	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.92	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.37	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.99	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.1	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.4	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.7	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$4879

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1138
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1092
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1182
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1220
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1209
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3241
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1371
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4065
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3152
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2904
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2752
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2565
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3068
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2780
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2608
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2705
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2738
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2714
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2611
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2610
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2647
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2611
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2883

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$680
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$614
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$548
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$647
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$627
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$458
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$1220
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1473
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1107
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1031
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$1024
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$702
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1114
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1163
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1040
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1169
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$738
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1117
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1147
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1009
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1093
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$892
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$854
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$857
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$676
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$702
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$866
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1147
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$595
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$900
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902