Las Vegas vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Las Vegas	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2271	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$1389	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$2398	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4042	$416
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	51	33
😀 Quality of life	87	43
🏙️ Population	642K	937K

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 208% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 1211th and 6728th ($2271 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 2nd in the United States and Nicaragua, respectively. Check the United States vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Las Vegas compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Las Vegas ranked 75th best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 290th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Las Vegas vs Managua

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	Las Vegas	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.11	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1329	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1126	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2493	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1986	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$246	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3295	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2677	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.93	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.3	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1017	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13572	$5713

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2260
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2322
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2343
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2261
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2566
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$2235
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1852
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1926
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2126
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2146
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2749
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$2115
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2592
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$2083
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2141
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2550
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2568
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2840
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2471
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2657
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2421
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2763
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2389
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2619
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2778
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2578
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2502
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2888
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2501
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2619
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2447
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2768
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2544
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2466
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2726
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3060
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2701
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2695

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