Managua vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Managua	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1875	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$314	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$537	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$70	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$429	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	33	49
😀 Quality of life	28	60
🏙️ Population	937K	1.48M

The cost of living in Managua is 24% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6545th and 5612th ($774 vs $1012) 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 4th in Mexico, while ranked 8326th and 5259th 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	$4.78	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.78	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$565	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$391	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.4	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.54%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$903	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.95	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.5	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4840	$5160

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844