Managua vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Managua	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1935	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$273	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.2	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$416	$822
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	33	22
😀 Quality of life	43	58
🏙️ Population	937K	1.96M

The cost of living in Managua is 30% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6728th and 5176th ($738 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Nicaragua and Mexico, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Managua compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 6714th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Managua	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.1	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.9	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.3%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$441	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.96	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.58	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.64	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5713	$2569

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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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677