Managua vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Managua	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1935	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$273	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.2	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$416	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	54
😀 Quality of life	43	66
🏙️ Population	937K	8.78M

The cost of living in Managua is 14% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6728th and 7256th ($738 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 118th in Nicaragua and China, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Managua compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 6714th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Managua vs Quanzhou

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	Managua	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.1	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.9	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.3%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$441	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.96	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.58	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.64	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.84	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5713	$20567

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936