Cost of living comparison

Managua, Nicaragua

compared to

Asuncion, Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 18.4% cheaper than Managua.

Restaurants: pay 5.7% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 31.5% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 31.6% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 2.6% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 11.6% more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 44.5% less in Asuncion

Expenses including clothing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are lower in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Managua Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Managua, you would:

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pay 5.7% less for restaurants

	Managua	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.08 NIO150.11	$4.13 PYG33,148	+1.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 NIO257.54	$4.58 PYG36,718	-34.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NIO24.03	$0.88 PYG7,090	+35.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NIO24.69	$0.51 PYG4,052	-24.7%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 31.5% less for groceries

	Managua	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 NIO61.38	$0.67 PYG5,387	-59.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.35 NIO86.62	$3.12 PYG25,031	+32.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.20 NIO154.45	$3.15 PYG25,267	-25.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 NIO71.33	$1.75 PYG14,023	-9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.29 NIO84.38	$1.46 PYG11,751	-36.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.50 NIO91.89	$0.91 PYG7,333	-63.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 NIO23.40	$0.32 PYG2,598	-49.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 NIO52.95	$0.43 PYG3,420	-70.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 NIO21.63	$0.73 PYG5,887	+24.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.38 NIO50.71	$0.49 PYG3,944	-64.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 NIO29.22	$0.59 PYG4,719	-25.9%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 31.6% less for transportation

	Managua	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 NIO186.46	$3.51 PYG28,146	-30.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.43 PYG203,987
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 NIO809,404.42	$14,874.44 PYG119,332,142	-32.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.90 PYG71,395
Average			-31.6%

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pay 2.6% less for housing

	Managua	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.10 NIO1,622.55	$16.94 PYG135,878	-61.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 NIO9,197.78	$425.89 PYG3,416,775	+70.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$250.00 NIO9,197.78	$339.02 PYG2,719,821	+35.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.78 NIO2,787.91	$34.20 PYG274,376	-54.9%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 11.6% more for childcare

	Managua	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$125.56 NIO4,619.33	$179.26 PYG1,438,105	+42.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,800.00 NIO176,597.33	$3,864.81 PYG31,005,958	-19.5%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Managua	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 NIO50.04	$1.33 PYG10,709	-1.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 NIO81.46	$2.00 PYG16,029	-9.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.84	$1.27 PYG10,199	-52.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.27 NIO1,371.20	$26.82 PYG215,206	-28.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.30 NIO268.48	$5.09 PYG40,797	-30.3%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 44.5% less for clothing

	Managua	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.93 NIO2,756.72	$50.60 PYG405,933	-32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.67 NIO2,084.83	$31.53 PYG252,943	-44.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.40 NIO4,025.03	$70.98 PYG569,462	-35.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 NIO5,518.67	$50.85 PYG407,973	-66.1%
Average			-44.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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