Managua vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Managua Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$314
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$429
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
71
😀 Quality of life
28
77
🏙️ Population
937K
7.01M

The cost of living in Managua is 51% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6545th and 3292nd ($774 vs $1586) 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 0.6 months in Managua compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8326th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Managua Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$391
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.4
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.54%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1072
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$903
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.95
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.5
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$126
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4840
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Masaya
$712
42 km or 26 mi Granada
$697
74 km or 46 mi Leon
$639
93 km or 58 mi Matagalpa
$550
95 km or 59 mi Juigalpa
$664
104 km or 65 mi Esteli
$593
108 km or 67 mi Chinandega
$638
108 km or 67 mi Jinotega
$457
109 km or 68 mi San Juan del Sur
$890
192 km or 119 mi Liberia
$898
211 km or 131 mi Tamarindo
$1687
239 km or 148 mi Tegucigalpa
$829
255 km or 159 mi San Miguel
$1081
272 km or 169 mi Usulutan
$1088
288 km or 179 mi Puntarenas
$1277
297 km or 185 mi Comayagua
$715
303 km or 188 mi Santa Teresa
$1310
326 km or 203 mi Alajuela
$1233
335 km or 208 mi Heredia
$1246
343 km or 213 mi San Jose
$1239
345 km or 214 mi Yoro
$734
361 km or 224 mi Soyapango
$1173
361 km or 224 mi San Salvador
$1192
361 km or 224 mi Cartago
$961
365 km or 227 mi Mejicanos
$1161
365 km or 227 mi Apopa
$1145
369 km or 229 mi Santa Tecla
$1202
398 km or 247 mi El Progreso
$883
400 km or 248 mi Villanueva
$866
406 km or 252 mi La Lima
$870
408 km or 253 mi La Ceiba
$650
408 km or 254 mi Santa Ana
$709
412 km or 256 mi Sonsonate
$882
418 km or 260 mi San Pedro Sula
$1038
427 km or 265 mi Limon
$1201
430 km or 267 mi Choloma
$599
435 km or 270 mi Ahuachapan
$1455
453 km or 282 mi Puerto Cortes
$720
489 km or 304 mi Jalapa
$904
533 km or 331 mi San Miguel Petapa
$900

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489