Leon vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$256	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$416
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	30	33
😀 Quality of life	36	43
🏙️ Population	1.58M	937K

The cost of living in Leon is 7% less expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 6965th and 6728th ($684 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 2nd in Mexico and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Mexico vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Leon compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 7382nd and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Managua

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	Leon	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$5713

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Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704

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