Beijing vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$575	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$416
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	75	43
🏙️ Population	21.9M	937K

The cost of living in Beijing is 38% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 5387th and 6728th ($1016 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in China and Nicaragua, respectively. Check China vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 989th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Managua

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	Beijing	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$5713

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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