Managua vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Managua Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$314
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$429
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
33
78
😀 Quality of life
28
66
🏙️ Population
937K
12.6M

The cost of living in Managua is 48% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6545th and 8506th ($774 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 8326th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Managua Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$391
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.4
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.54%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1072
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$903
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.95
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.5
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$126
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4840
$19861

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619