Managua vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Managua	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$760	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1894	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$279	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$460	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$43	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$194	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	33	23
😀 Quality of life	45	59
🏙️ Population	937K	2.06M

The cost of living in Managua is 3% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6823rd and 6721st ($760 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 19th in Nicaragua and Brazil, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Managua compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Manaus ranked 24th in Brazil, while ranked 7112th and 5990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Managua vs Manaus

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	Managua	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.8	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.16%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1161	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$439	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.98	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.64	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.12	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.04	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.2	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.5	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7040	$4650

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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

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660