Los Angeles vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1894
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$460
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$194
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	33
😀 Quality of life	94	45
🏙️ Population	3.9M	937K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 342% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 65th and 6823rd ($3361 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.3 months in Managua. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 74th and 7112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Managua

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	Los Angeles	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	10.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$7040

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$790
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$698
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$735
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$673
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$768
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$682
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$770
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$467
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$864
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$953
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1714
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1097
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1090
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$821
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$739
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1303
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1335
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1398
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$729
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1273
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1362
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1241
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1238
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$780
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$801
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$791
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$627
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$695
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$883
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1288
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$661
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1009
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018