Managua vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Managua	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1935	$3114
🏠 One person rent	$273	$730
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$1434
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.2	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$416	$1546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	33	96
😀 Quality of life	43	74
🏙️ Population	937K	13.1M

The cost of living in Managua is 41% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6728th and 4359th ($738 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nicaragua and Russia, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Managua compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6714th and 1187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Managua vs Moscow

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	Managua	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.1	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.9	$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.3%	22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$441	$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.96	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.58	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.64	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5713	$12252

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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 Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$786
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$622
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$676
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$743
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$633
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$719
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$538
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$552
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$681
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$564
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$554
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$675
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$540
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$505
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$513
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$479
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$430
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$584
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$717
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$528
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$561
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$490
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$448
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$300
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$473
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$434
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$474
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$438
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$524
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$440
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$486
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$552
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$592