Managua vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Managua Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1894
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$279
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$460
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$194
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
33
24
😀 Quality of life
45
44
🏙️ Population
937K
7.82M

The cost of living in Managua is 27% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6823rd and 7835th ($760 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 7112th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Managua Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.96
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.4
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.16%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1161
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$439
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.98
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.2
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7040
$17107

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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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517