Long Beach vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$1952
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$292
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$172
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	33
😀 Quality of life	78	48
🏙️ Population	467K	937K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 240% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 604th and 6834th ($2683 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 5th 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 279th best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 958th and 6915th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Long Beach	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$7.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$1195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$7.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$6086

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$817
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$706
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$759
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$665
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$796
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$716
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$791
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$503
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$844
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$1024
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1929
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1132
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1123
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$872
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$678
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1325
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1362
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1471
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1574
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$756
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1261
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1291
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1361
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1231
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$832
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$860
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$854
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$619
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$770
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$905
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1228
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$681
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1130
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127