Havana vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Havana	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$421	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$682	$508
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$192
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	46	33
😀 Quality of life	53	44
🏙️ Population	2.49M	937K

The cost of living in Havana is 25% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 5709th and 6766th ($993 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd in Cuba and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Cuba vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Havana compared to 0.2 months in Managua. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 6482nd and 7366th 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	$3.77	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$383	$1227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$6.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.52	$6.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$7.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.02	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.28	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.13	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8521	$6061

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1141
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1091
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1199
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1155
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2932
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3170
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2831
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2761
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2620
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2502
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3297
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2465
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2509
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2738
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2775
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2739
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2586
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2767
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2713
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2963
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2690

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$812
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$699
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$754
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$679
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$782
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$687
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$470
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$840
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$957
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1832
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1120
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1109
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$825
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$705
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1273
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1378
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1454
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$737
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1246
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1274
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1290
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1221
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$804
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$823
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$815
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$626
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$734
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$897
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1332
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$668
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1062
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065