Managua vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Managua Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1935
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$273
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$566
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.2
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$416
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
33
96
😀 Quality of life
43
80
🏙️ Population
937K
17.7M

The cost of living in Managua is 19% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6728th and 5950th ($738 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6714th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Managua Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.27
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$435
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.3%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1162
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.98
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.68
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.58
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.84
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5713
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Masaya
$710
42 km or 26 mi Granada
$701
74 km or 46 mi Leon
$632
93 km or 58 mi Matagalpa
$624
95 km or 59 mi Juigalpa
$666
104 km or 65 mi Esteli
$598
108 km or 67 mi Chinandega
$638
108 km or 67 mi Jinotega
$455
109 km or 68 mi San Juan del Sur
$839
192 km or 119 mi Liberia
$932
211 km or 131 mi Tamarindo
$1710
239 km or 148 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
255 km or 159 mi San Miguel
$1088
272 km or 169 mi Usulutan
$1083
288 km or 179 mi Puntarenas
$801
297 km or 185 mi Comayagua
$753
303 km or 188 mi Santa Teresa
$1213
326 km or 203 mi Alajuela
$1269
335 km or 208 mi Heredia
$1296
343 km or 213 mi San Jose
$1324
345 km or 214 mi Yoro
$755
361 km or 224 mi Soyapango
$1182
361 km or 224 mi San Salvador
$1204
361 km or 224 mi Cartago
$1024
365 km or 227 mi Mejicanos
$1175
365 km or 227 mi Apopa
$1160
369 km or 229 mi Santa Tecla
$1194
398 km or 247 mi El Progreso
$903
400 km or 248 mi Villanueva
$897
406 km or 252 mi La Lima
$897
408 km or 253 mi La Ceiba
$626
408 km or 254 mi Santa Ana
$698
412 km or 256 mi Sonsonate
$884
418 km or 260 mi San Pedro Sula
$1047
427 km or 265 mi Limon
$1225
430 km or 267 mi Choloma
$719
435 km or 270 mi Ahuachapan
$1449
453 km or 282 mi Puerto Cortes
$788
489 km or 304 mi Jalapa
$936
533 km or 331 mi San Miguel Petapa
$941

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609