Chengdu vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$240	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$416
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	33
😀 Quality of life	72	43
🏙️ Population	20.9M	937K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 15% less expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 7421st and 6728th ($623 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 1890th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Managua

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	Chengdu	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$5713

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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