Ganzhou vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ganzhou	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$761	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1990	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$352	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$922	$416
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	33
😀 Quality of life	43	43
🏙️ Population	8.97M	937K

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 3% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 6620th and 6728th ($761 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 2nd in China and Nicaragua, respectively. Check China vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ganzhou compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Ganzhou ranked 148th best city to live in China vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 6697th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs Managua

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	Ganzhou	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.5	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6871	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.3	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.19	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.36	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.9	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17058	$5713

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$600
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$724
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$655
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$564
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$649
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$590
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$577
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$764
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$563
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$590
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$603
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$585
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$755
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$443
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$451
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$582
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$601
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$581
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$577
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$506
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$656
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$630
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$603
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$936
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$774
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$688
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$579
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$611
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$570
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$601
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$823
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$916

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