Managua vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Managua	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1935	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$273	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.2	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$416	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	38
😀 Quality of life	43	86
🏙️ Population	937K	549K

The cost of living in Managua is 55% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6728th and 2883rd ($738 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 110th in Nicaragua and Canada, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Managua compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 6714th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Managua vs Quebec City

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	Managua	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.1	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.9	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.3%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$441	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.96	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.58	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.64	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5713	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732