Indianapolis vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$1894
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$460
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$194
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	70	33
😀 Quality of life	91	45
🏙️ Population	888K	937K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 213% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 1089th and 6823rd ($2382 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th 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 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.3 months in Managua. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 186th and 7112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Managua

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	Indianapolis	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	10.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$7040

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961

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