Managua vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Managua	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1935	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$273	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.2	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$416	$3371
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	33	95
😀 Quality of life	43	95
🏙️ Population	937K	985K

The cost of living in Managua is 64% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6728th and 1732nd ($738 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nicaragua and Sweden, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Managua compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6714th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Managua vs Stockholm

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	Managua	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.1	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.9	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.3%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$441	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.96	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.58	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.64	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5713	$5804

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331