Managua vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Managua Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1881
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$341
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.9
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$337
$412
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
33
67
😀 Quality of life
32
54
🏙️ Population
937K
2.53M

The cost of living in Managua is 9% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6418th and 6140th ($787 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Nicaragua and Colombia, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Managua compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 8211th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Managua Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.5
 Cappuccino
$2.63
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.5
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.05%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$733
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$660
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.5
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.15
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4879
$6416

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617