Managua vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Managua Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1881
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$341
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$337
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
100
😀 Quality of life
32
78
🏙️ Population
937K
24.9M

The cost of living in Managua is 34% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6418th and 4461st ($787 vs $1190) 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 0.4 months in Managua compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8211th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Managua Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.05%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$733
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$660
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.15
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4879
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Masaya
$699
42 km or 26 mi Granada
$680
74 km or 46 mi Leon
$614
93 km or 58 mi Matagalpa
$548
95 km or 59 mi Juigalpa
$647
104 km or 65 mi Esteli
$593
108 km or 67 mi Chinandega
$627
108 km or 67 mi Jinotega
$458
109 km or 68 mi San Juan del Sur
$805
192 km or 119 mi Liberia
$1220
211 km or 131 mi Tamarindo
$1473
239 km or 148 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
255 km or 159 mi San Miguel
$1107
272 km or 169 mi Usulutan
$1031
288 km or 179 mi Puntarenas
$1024
297 km or 185 mi Comayagua
$702
303 km or 188 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
326 km or 203 mi Alajuela
$1163
335 km or 208 mi Heredia
$1040
343 km or 213 mi San Jose
$1169
345 km or 214 mi Yoro
$738
361 km or 224 mi Soyapango
$1117
361 km or 224 mi San Salvador
$1147
361 km or 224 mi Cartago
$1009
365 km or 227 mi Mejicanos
$1112
365 km or 227 mi Apopa
$1093
369 km or 229 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
398 km or 247 mi El Progreso
$892
400 km or 248 mi Villanueva
$854
406 km or 252 mi La Lima
$857
408 km or 253 mi La Ceiba
$676
408 km or 254 mi Santa Ana
$702
412 km or 256 mi Sonsonate
$866
418 km or 260 mi San Pedro Sula
$983
427 km or 265 mi Limon
$1147
430 km or 267 mi Choloma
$595
435 km or 270 mi Ahuachapan
$915
453 km or 282 mi Puerto Cortes
$713
489 km or 304 mi Jalapa
$900
533 km or 331 mi San Miguel Petapa
$902

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740