Hempstead vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$416
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	97	33
😀 Quality of life	79	43
🏙️ Population	793K	937K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 261% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 556th and 6728th ($2664 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 2nd in the United States and Nicaragua, respectively. Check the United States vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 636th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Managua

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	Hempstead	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$5713

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2732
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2974
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2123
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3111
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2534
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4441
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3639
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3004
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2753
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2703
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2725
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3271
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2701
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2886
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2477
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3494
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2338
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2913
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2715
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2804
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2664
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3302

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