Managua vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Managua Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$314
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$429
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
33
96
😀 Quality of life
28
79
🏙️ Population
937K
17.7M

The cost of living in Managua is 19% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6545th and 5948th ($774 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 Shenzhen. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8326th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Managua Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$391
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.4
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.54%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1072
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$903
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.95
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.5
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$126
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4840
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618