Kingston vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$664	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$416
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	41	33
😀 Quality of life	54	43
🏙️ Population	580K	937K

The cost of living in Kingston is 87% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 3941st and 6728th ($1378 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jamaica and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 5942nd and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Managua

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	Kingston	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$5713

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707

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