Long Beach vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Long Beach	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2661	$787
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5993	$1881
🏠 One person rent	$1801	$341
🏘️ Family rent	$3159	$540
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$54.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5087	$337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	33
😀 Quality of life	77	32
🏙️ Population	467K	937K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 238% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 440th and 6418th ($2661 vs $787) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 394th 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 1.9 months in Long Beach compared to 0.4 months in Managua. Long Beach ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 720th and 8211th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Long Beach	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.58	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1874	$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3303	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$73.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	13.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6502	$733
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7284	$660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.63	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1199	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18490	$4879

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$680
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$614
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$548
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$647
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$627
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$458
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$1220
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1473
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1107
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1031
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$1024
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$702
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1114
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1163
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1040
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1169
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$738
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1117
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1147
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1009
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1093
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$892
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$854
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$857
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$676
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$702
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$866
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1147
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$595
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$900
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902