Managua vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Managua	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1935	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$273	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.2	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$416	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	33	49
😀 Quality of life	43	59
🏙️ Population	937K	1.48M

The cost of living in Managua is 28% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6728th and 5351st ($738 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th 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 0.9 months in Zapopan. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 6714th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Managua vs Zapopan

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	Managua	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.1	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.9	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.3%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$441	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.96	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.58	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.64	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5713	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696