La Paz vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$304	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$416
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	33	33
😀 Quality of life	46	43
🏙️ Population	756K	937K

The cost of living in La Paz is 7% less expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 6947th and 6728th ($688 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Bolivia and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 0.6 months in Managua. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 6481st and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Managua

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	La Paz	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$5713

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580

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