Managua vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Managua Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1881
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$341
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.9
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$337
$3483
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
33
86
😀 Quality of life
32
94
🏙️ Population
937K
2.79M

The cost of living in Managua is 69% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6418th and 571st ($787 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Nicaragua and Canada, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Managua compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 8211th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Managua Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.5
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.05%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$733
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$660
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.5
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.15
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4879
$18837

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Masaya
$699
42 km or 26 mi Granada
$680
74 km or 46 mi Leon
$614
93 km or 58 mi Matagalpa
$548
95 km or 59 mi Juigalpa
$647
104 km or 65 mi Esteli
$593
108 km or 67 mi Chinandega
$627
108 km or 67 mi Jinotega
$458
109 km or 68 mi San Juan del Sur
$805
192 km or 119 mi Liberia
$1220
211 km or 131 mi Tamarindo
$1473
239 km or 148 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
255 km or 159 mi San Miguel
$1107
272 km or 169 mi Usulutan
$1031
288 km or 179 mi Puntarenas
$1024
297 km or 185 mi Comayagua
$702
303 km or 188 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
326 km or 203 mi Alajuela
$1163
335 km or 208 mi Heredia
$1040
343 km or 213 mi San Jose
$1169
345 km or 214 mi Yoro
$738
361 km or 224 mi Soyapango
$1117
361 km or 224 mi San Salvador
$1147
361 km or 224 mi Cartago
$1009
365 km or 227 mi Mejicanos
$1112
365 km or 227 mi Apopa
$1093
369 km or 229 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
398 km or 247 mi El Progreso
$892
400 km or 248 mi Villanueva
$854
406 km or 252 mi La Lima
$857
408 km or 253 mi La Ceiba
$676
408 km or 254 mi Santa Ana
$702
412 km or 256 mi Sonsonate
$866
418 km or 260 mi San Pedro Sula
$983
427 km or 265 mi Limon
$1147
430 km or 267 mi Choloma
$595
435 km or 270 mi Ahuachapan
$915
453 km or 282 mi Puerto Cortes
$713
489 km or 304 mi Jalapa
$900
533 km or 331 mi San Miguel Petapa
$902

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190