Lima vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$407	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$416
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	33
😀 Quality of life	65	43
🏙️ Population	9.94M	937K

The cost of living in Lima is 32% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 5647th and 6728th ($977 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Peru and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Peru vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 4234th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Managua

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	Lima	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$5713

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

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