Managua vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Managua	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1935	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$273	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.2	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$416	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	33	92
😀 Quality of life	43	67
🏙️ Population	937K	9.21M

The cost of living in Managua is 36% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6728th and 4604th ($738 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Nicaragua and Mexico, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Managua compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6714th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Managua vs Mexico City

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	Managua	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.1	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.9	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.3%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$441	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.96	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.58	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.64	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5713	$9034

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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

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804