Managua vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Managua Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1881
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$341
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.9
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$337
$720
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
33
24
😀 Quality of life
32
43
🏙️ Population
937K
6.56M

The cost of living in Managua is 36% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6418th and 7871st ($787 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 396th 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 Shaoyang. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 8211th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Managua Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.1
🥤 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
$318
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.5
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.05%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$733
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$660
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.15
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4879
$11076

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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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586