Kingstown vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingstown	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2468	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$370	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$615	$416
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	4	33
😀 Quality of life	26	43
🏙️ Population	13.9K	937K

The cost of living in Kingstown is 36% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 5500th and 6728th ($1000 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Vincent and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingstown compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 8510th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Kingstown	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$600	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$601	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.2	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.87	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.64	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.79	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7119	$5713

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789

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