Kingston vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$1894
🏠 One person rent	$654	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$460
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$194
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	40	33
😀 Quality of life	57	45
🏙️ Population	580K	937K

The cost of living in Kingston is 79% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 4339th and 6823rd ($1364 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Jamaica and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.3 months in Managua. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 6173rd and 7112th 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	$9.4	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	10.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$7040

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713

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