Louisville vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Louisville	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4500	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$1051	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$1950	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3986	$416
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	60	33
😀 Quality of life	87	43
🏙️ Population	246K	937K

The cost of living in Louisville is 147% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 2336th and 6728th ($1821 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1917th 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Louisville ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 299th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Managua

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	Louisville	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$833	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1673	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.5	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3405	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.52	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1240	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13378	$5713

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$710
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$701
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$624
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$666
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$638
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$455
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$932
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1088
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1083
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$801
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$753
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1269
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1296
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1324
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$755
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1182
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1204
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1024
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1160
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$903
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$897
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$897
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$626
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$698
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$884
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1225
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$719
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$936
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941