Managua vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Managua	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$760	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1894	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$279	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$460	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$43	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$194	$3621
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	33	33
😀 Quality of life	45	82
🏙️ Population	937K	543K

The cost of living in Managua is 61% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6823rd and 2194th ($760 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1737th in Nicaragua and the United States, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Managua compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Tucson ranked 202nd in the United States, while ranked 7112th and 634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Managua vs Tucson

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	Managua	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.8	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.16%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1161	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$439	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.98	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.64	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.12	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.04	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.5	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7040	$15639

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Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$790
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$698
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$735
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$673
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$768
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$682
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$770
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$467
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$864
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$953
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1714
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1097
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1090
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$821
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$739
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1303
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1335
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1398
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$729
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1273
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1362
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1241
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1238
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$780
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$801
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$791
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$627
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$695
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$883
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1288
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$661
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1009
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245