Long Beach vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$1875
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$537
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$429
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	33
😀 Quality of life	77	28
🏙️ Population	467K	937K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 246% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 464th and 6545th ($2681 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 769th and 8326th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Long Beach	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$565
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$37.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$1072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$25
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$4840

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$712
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$697
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$639
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$550
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$664
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$638
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$457
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$890
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$898
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1687
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1081
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1088
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$715
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1233
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1246
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1239
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$734
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1173
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1192
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$961
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1145
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$883
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$866
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$870
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$650
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$709
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$882
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1201
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$599
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$904
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900