Istanbul vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$649	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$416
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	33
😀 Quality of life	76	43
🏙️ Population	15.7M	937K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 69% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 4347th and 6728th ($1248 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkey and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Turkey vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 850th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Managua

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	Istanbul	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$5713

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

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