Managua vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Managua	Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1935	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$273	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$1100
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.2	$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$416	$903
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	33	82
😀 Quality of life	43	69
🏙️ Population	937K	15.4M

The cost of living in Managua is 3% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6728th and 6818th ($738 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Nicaragua and India, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Managua compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 6714th and 2865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Managua vs Mumbai

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	Managua	Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.1	$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.9	$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.3%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$441	$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.96	$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.58	$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.64	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5713	$3007

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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 Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$501
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$381
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$284
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$513
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$333
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$304
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$286
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$771
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$378
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$350
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$307
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$292
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$293
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$348
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$376
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$340
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$473
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$397
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$401
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$492
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$382
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$311
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$430
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$371
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$333
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$359
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$250
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$315
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$295
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$389
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$367
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$311
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$294
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$296