Managua vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Managua	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1875	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$314	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$537	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$70	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$429	$856
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	33	22
😀 Quality of life	28	58
🏙️ Population	937K	1.96M

The cost of living in Managua is 26% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6545th and 5280th ($774 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 5th in Mexico, while ranked 8326th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Managua	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.78	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.78	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$565	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$391	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.4	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.54%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$903	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.95	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.5	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4840	$2656

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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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$922
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2877
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$2973
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3346
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2936
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2799
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2821
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2765
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2853
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2795
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2718
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2783
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$2926
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$912
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2579
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2886
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3006
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2650
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2717
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2828
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2587
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2789
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2653
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2644