Louisville vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Louisville	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1862	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4532	$1875
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$1976	$537
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4332	$429
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	61	33
😀 Quality of life	87	28
🏙️ Population	246K	937K

The cost of living in Louisville is 140% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 2276th and 6545th ($1862 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1806th 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 2.3 months in Louisville compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Louisville ranked 68th best city to live in the United States vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 251st and 8326th 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	$15.4	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.8	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.36	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2035	$565
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.8	$37.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3349	$1072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3026	$903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$7.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.53	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.32	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.37	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$25
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.8	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1242	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13601	$4840

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1896
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1888
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1759
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1911
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1451
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1784
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1900
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1786
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1784
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2092
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1921
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2124
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1651
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1975
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1549
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1775
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2464
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1978
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1896
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1746
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1877
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1837
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1317
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1764
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1927
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1929
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2187
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1852
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$1999
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1436
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1856
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1822
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1954

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