Managua vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Managua	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1935	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$273	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.2	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$416	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	33	48
😀 Quality of life	43	75
🏙️ Population	937K	1.32M

The cost of living in Managua is 45% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6728th and 4065th ($738 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Nicaragua and Uruguay, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Managua compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6714th and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Managua	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.1	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.9	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.3%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$441	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.96	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.58	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.64	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5713	$8232

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940