Managua vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Managua Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1894
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$279
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$460
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$194
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
33
77
😀 Quality of life
45
68
🏙️ Population
937K
12.6M

The cost of living in Managua is 51% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6823rd and 8651st ($760 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 491st 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 Zhengzhou. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 7112th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Managua Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.96
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.28
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.05
🥤 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
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.4
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.16%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1161
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$439
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.98
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.93
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.2
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7040
$19556

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563