Managua vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Managua Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1894
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$279
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$460
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$194
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
100
😀 Quality of life
45
77
🏙️ Population
937K
24.9M

The cost of living in Managua is 33% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6823rd and 4879th ($760 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Nicaragua and China, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Managua compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7112th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Managua Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.96
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.4
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.16%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1161
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$439
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.98
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.2
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7040
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Masaya
$790
42 km or 26 mi Granada
$698
74 km or 46 mi Leon
$735
93 km or 58 mi Matagalpa
$673
95 km or 59 mi Juigalpa
$768
104 km or 65 mi Esteli
$682
108 km or 67 mi Chinandega
$770
108 km or 67 mi Jinotega
$467
109 km or 68 mi San Juan del Sur
$864
192 km or 119 mi Liberia
$953
211 km or 131 mi Tamarindo
$1714
239 km or 148 mi Tegucigalpa
$836
255 km or 159 mi San Miguel
$1097
272 km or 169 mi Usulutan
$1090
288 km or 179 mi Puntarenas
$821
297 km or 185 mi Comayagua
$739
303 km or 188 mi Santa Teresa
$1236
326 km or 203 mi Alajuela
$1303
335 km or 208 mi Heredia
$1335
343 km or 213 mi San Jose
$1398
345 km or 214 mi Yoro
$729
361 km or 224 mi Soyapango
$1273
361 km or 224 mi San Salvador
$1362
361 km or 224 mi Cartago
$1241
365 km or 227 mi Mejicanos
$1262
365 km or 227 mi Apopa
$1238
369 km or 229 mi Santa Tecla
$1182
398 km or 247 mi El Progreso
$780
400 km or 248 mi Villanueva
$801
406 km or 252 mi La Lima
$791
408 km or 253 mi La Ceiba
$627
408 km or 254 mi Santa Ana
$695
412 km or 256 mi Sonsonate
$883
418 km or 260 mi San Pedro Sula
$989
427 km or 265 mi Limon
$1288
430 km or 267 mi Choloma
$661
435 km or 270 mi Ahuachapan
$1436
453 km or 282 mi Puerto Cortes
$719
489 km or 304 mi Jalapa
$1009
533 km or 331 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1018

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753