Honolulu vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$1894
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$460
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$194
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	62	33
😀 Quality of life	88	45
🏙️ Population	351K	937K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 317% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 122nd and 6823rd ($3173 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 5th 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 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 0.3 months in Managua. Honolulu ranked 103rd best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 322nd and 7112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Managua

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	Honolulu	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	10.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$0.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$7040

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182

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