Guangzhou vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$352	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$416
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	97	33
😀 Quality of life	75	43
🏙️ Population	18.7M	937K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 5% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 6548th and 6728th ($774 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in China and Nicaragua, respectively. Check China vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 1055th and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Managua

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	Guangzhou	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.42	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$5713

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

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