Managua vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Managua Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1881
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$341
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.9
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$337
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
71
😀 Quality of life
32
74
🏙️ Population
937K
7.01M

The cost of living in Managua is 52% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6418th and 2922nd ($787 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nicaragua and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Managua compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8211th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Managua Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.5
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.05%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$733
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$660
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.5
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.15
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4879
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Masaya
$699
42 km or 26 mi Granada
$680
74 km or 46 mi Leon
$614
93 km or 58 mi Matagalpa
$548
95 km or 59 mi Juigalpa
$647
104 km or 65 mi Esteli
$593
108 km or 67 mi Chinandega
$627
108 km or 67 mi Jinotega
$458
109 km or 68 mi San Juan del Sur
$805
192 km or 119 mi Liberia
$1220
211 km or 131 mi Tamarindo
$1473
239 km or 148 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
255 km or 159 mi San Miguel
$1107
272 km or 169 mi Usulutan
$1031
288 km or 179 mi Puntarenas
$1024
297 km or 185 mi Comayagua
$702
303 km or 188 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
326 km or 203 mi Alajuela
$1163
335 km or 208 mi Heredia
$1040
343 km or 213 mi San Jose
$1169
345 km or 214 mi Yoro
$738
361 km or 224 mi Soyapango
$1117
361 km or 224 mi San Salvador
$1147
361 km or 224 mi Cartago
$1009
365 km or 227 mi Mejicanos
$1112
365 km or 227 mi Apopa
$1093
369 km or 229 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
398 km or 247 mi El Progreso
$892
400 km or 248 mi Villanueva
$854
406 km or 252 mi La Lima
$857
408 km or 253 mi La Ceiba
$676
408 km or 254 mi Santa Ana
$702
412 km or 256 mi Sonsonate
$866
418 km or 260 mi San Pedro Sula
$983
427 km or 265 mi Limon
$1147
430 km or 267 mi Choloma
$595
435 km or 270 mi Ahuachapan
$915
453 km or 282 mi Puerto Cortes
$713
489 km or 304 mi Jalapa
$900
533 km or 331 mi San Miguel Petapa
$902

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561