Long Beach vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Long Beach	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2764	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6355	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$3177	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4536	$416
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	33
😀 Quality of life	76	43
🏙️ Population	467K	937K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 275% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 379th and 6728th ($2764 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Long Beach ranked 231st best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 949th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Long Beach	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2014	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1593	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2898	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7095	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7019	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.58	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1510	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27134	$5713

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683

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