Managua vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Managua	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$788	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1952	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$292	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$477	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$172	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	33	99
😀 Quality of life	48	100
🏙️ Population	937K	5.45M

The cost of living in Managua is 72% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6834th and 370th ($788 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Nicaragua and Australia, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Managua compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6915th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Managua vs Sydney

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	Managua	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.4	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.65	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.8	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.31%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1195	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$586	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.03	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.77	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.37	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.89	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.2	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.82	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.2	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$162	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6086	$25164

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Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$817
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$706
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$759
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$665
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$796
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$716
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$791
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$503
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$844
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$1024
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1929
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1132
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1123
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$872
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$678
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1325
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1362
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1471
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1574
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$756
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1261
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1291
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1361
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1231
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$832
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$860
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$854
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$619
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$770
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$905
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1228
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$681
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1130
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863