China vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

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China Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$270
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$467
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$193
💸 GDP per capita
$13303
$2848
😃 Human freedom index
4.93
4.85
❤️ Life expectancy
78
74.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
14
🌐 English speaking %
0.7%
1%
🎓 Higher education
88
29
😀 Quality of life
52
27
🏙️ Population
1.41B
6.92M

The average cost of living in China ($650) is 14% less expensive than in Nicaragua ($755). China ranked 162nd vs 142nd for Nicaragua in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in China compared to 0.3 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 85th and 165th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in China vs Nicaragua

We calculate prices for China and Nicaragua as a population-weighted mean of 544 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

China Nicaragua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$34.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$37.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
10.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4120
$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2333
$668
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.3
$6.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$6.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$6.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.11
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.66
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$442
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17761
$6064

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In China

City Cost of living Population
Chongqing
$601
32.1M
Chengdu
$666
20.9M
Shanghai
$1126
24.9M
Shenzhen
$939
17.5M
Beijing
$1044
21.9M
Guangzhou
$782
18.7M
Tianjin
$663
13.9M
Wuhan
$653
12.3M
Suzhou
$782
12.7M
Xi'an
$585
13M
Baoding
$468
11.5M
Hangzhou
$860
11.9M
Qingdao
$649
10.1M
Changsha
$617
10M
Hong Kong
$2674
7.41M
Harbin
$680
10M
Linyi
$530
11M
Hefei
$654
9.37M
Nanjing
$765
9.31M
Jinan
$547
9.2M
Ningbo
$671
9.4M
Zhengzhou
$511
12.6M
Xuzhou
$514
9.08M
Dongguan
$666
10.5M
Nantong
$557
7.73M
Changchun
$588
9.07M
Wenzhou
$763
9.57M
Yantai
$705
7.1M
Shenyang
$575
9.07M
Shijiazhuang
$493
10.6M

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$796
937K
Leon
$754
174K
Chinandega
$787
122K
Matagalpa
$679
133K
Masaya
$812
140K
Esteli
$687
112K
Jinotega
$470
99.4K
Granada
$699
105K
Juigalpa
$782
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$840
14.7K