Hefei vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$205	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$416
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	33
😀 Quality of life	66	43
🏙️ Population	9.37M	937K

The cost of living in Hefei is 15% less expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 7405th and 6728th ($625 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 2nd in China and Nicaragua, respectively. Check China vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Managua. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 3963rd and 6714th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Managua

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	Hefei	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$54.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$5.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$8.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$5.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$5713

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

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