Houston vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$1894
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$460
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$194
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	93	45
🏙️ Population	2.3M	937K

The cost of living in Houston is 195% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 1375th and 6823rd ($2240 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th 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 2 months in Houston compared to 0.3 months in Managua. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 77th and 7112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Managua

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	Houston	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	10.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$7040

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

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