Long Beach vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Long Beach	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2732	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6311	$1965
🏠 One person rent	$1782	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$3096	$508
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4305	$192
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	33
😀 Quality of life	78	44
🏙️ Population	467K	937K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 243% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 524th and 6766th ($2732 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 3rd 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 0.2 months in Managua. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 992nd and 7366th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Managua

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	Long Beach	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.1	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3153	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2806	$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7165	$1227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$6.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$6.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$6.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.66	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.4	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1666	$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22757	$6061

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$812
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$699
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$754
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$679
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$782
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$687
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$470
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$840
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$957
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1832
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1120
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1109
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$825
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$705
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1273
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1378
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1454
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$737
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1246
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1274
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1290
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1221
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$804
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$823
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$815
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$626
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$734
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$897
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1332
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$668
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1062
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065