Managua vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Managua	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1875	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$314	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$537	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$70	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$429	$1905
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	33	100
😀 Quality of life	28	79
🏙️ Population	937K	24.9M

The cost of living in Managua is 32% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6545th and 4780th ($774 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8326th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Managua vs Shanghai

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	Managua	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.78	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.78	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$565	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$391	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.4	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.54%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$903	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.95	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.5	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4840	$31401

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Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$712
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$697
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$639
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$550
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$664
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$638
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$457
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$890
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$898
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1687
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1081
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1088
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$715
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1233
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1246
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1239
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$734
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1173
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1192
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$961
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1145
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$883
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$866
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$870
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$650
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$709
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$882
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1201
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$599
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$904
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774