Jeddah vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$512	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$416
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	45	33
😀 Quality of life	76	43
🏙️ Population	4.7M	937K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 55% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 4650th and 6728th ($1146 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 860th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Managua

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	Jeddah	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$5713

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

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