Managua vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Managua	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1875	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$314	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$537	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$70	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$429	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	33	95
😀 Quality of life	28	96
🏙️ Population	937K	985K

The cost of living in Managua is 61% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6545th and 1883rd ($774 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Stockholm. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 8326th and 17th 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	$4.78	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.78	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$565	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$391	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.54%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$903	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.95	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.5	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4840	$7335

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Cities near Managua

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

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328