Managua vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Managua	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$760	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1894	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$279	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$460	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$43	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$194	$5482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	33	97
😀 Quality of life	45	95
🏙️ Population	937K	441K

The cost of living in Managua is 77% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6823rd and 90th ($760 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 70th in Nicaragua and the United States, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Managua compared to 1.7 months in Oakland. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 7112th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Managua vs Oakland

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	Managua	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.8	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.16%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1161	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$439	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.98	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.64	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.12	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.04	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.2	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.5	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7040	$18326

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Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$790
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$698
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$735
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$673
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$768
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$682
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$770
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$467
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$864
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$953
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1714
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1097
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1090
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$821
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$739
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1303
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1335
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1398
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$729
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1273
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1362
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1241
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1238
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$780
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$801
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$791
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$627
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$695
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$883
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1288
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$661
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1009
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359