Managua vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Managua	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$760	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1894	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$279	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$460	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$43	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$194	$4380
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	33	54
😀 Quality of life	45	88
🏙️ Population	937K	525K

The cost of living in Managua is 73% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 6823rd and 362nd ($760 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 307th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 7112th and 309th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Managua vs Sacramento

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	Managua	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.8	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.16%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1161	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$439	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.98	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.64	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.12	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.04	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.2	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.5	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7040	$27489

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850