Managua vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Managua	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1935	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$273	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.2	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$416	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	33	81
😀 Quality of life	43	91
🏙️ Population	937K	1.43M

The cost of living in Managua is 64% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6728th and 1745th ($738 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1531st 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 0.6 months in Managua compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 6714th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Managua	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.1	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.9	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.3%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$441	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.96	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.58	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.64	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5713	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133