Managua vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Managua	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$760	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1894	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$279	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$460	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$43	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$194	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	38
😀 Quality of life	45	88
🏙️ Population	937K	549K

The cost of living in Managua is 53% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6823rd and 3402nd ($760 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 116th in Nicaragua and Canada, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Managua compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 7112th and 300th 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	$4.96	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.8	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.16%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1161	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$439	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.98	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.64	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.12	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.04	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.2	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.5	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7040	$6103

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763