Managua vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Managua Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1894
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$279
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$460
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$194
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
33
96
😀 Quality of life
45
78
🏙️ Population
937K
17.5M

The cost of living in Managua is 13% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6823rd and 6334th ($760 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 17th 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 Shenzhen. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7112th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Managua Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.96
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.12
🥤 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
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.4
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.16%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1161
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$439
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.98
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.2
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7040
$22402

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634