Managua vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Managua Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1965
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$306
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$508
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$192
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
33
68
😀 Quality of life
44
68
🏙️ Population
937K
12.6M

The cost of living in Managua is 56% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6766th and 8643rd ($796 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 498th in Nicaragua and China, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Managua compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 7366th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Managua vs Zhengzhou

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Managua Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.88
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.7
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.5
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.27%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1227
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$507
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.06
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.79
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.4
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.7
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6061
$21713

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Masaya
$812
42 km or 26 mi Granada
$699
74 km or 46 mi Leon
$754
93 km or 58 mi Matagalpa
$679
95 km or 59 mi Juigalpa
$782
104 km or 65 mi Esteli
$687
108 km or 67 mi Chinandega
$787
108 km or 67 mi Jinotega
$470
109 km or 68 mi San Juan del Sur
$840
192 km or 119 mi Liberia
$957
211 km or 131 mi Tamarindo
$1832
239 km or 148 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
255 km or 159 mi San Miguel
$1120
272 km or 169 mi Usulutan
$1109
288 km or 179 mi Puntarenas
$825
297 km or 185 mi Comayagua
$705
303 km or 188 mi Santa Teresa
$1273
326 km or 203 mi Alajuela
$1323
335 km or 208 mi Heredia
$1378
343 km or 213 mi San Jose
$1454
345 km or 214 mi Yoro
$737
361 km or 224 mi Soyapango
$1246
361 km or 224 mi San Salvador
$1274
361 km or 224 mi Cartago
$1290
365 km or 227 mi Mejicanos
$1237
365 km or 227 mi Apopa
$1221
369 km or 229 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
398 km or 247 mi El Progreso
$804
400 km or 248 mi Villanueva
$823
406 km or 252 mi La Lima
$815
408 km or 253 mi La Ceiba
$626
408 km or 254 mi Santa Ana
$734
412 km or 256 mi Sonsonate
$897
418 km or 260 mi San Pedro Sula
$1015
427 km or 265 mi Limon
$1332
430 km or 267 mi Choloma
$668
435 km or 270 mi Ahuachapan
$1470
453 km or 282 mi Puerto Cortes
$739
489 km or 304 mi Jalapa
$1062
533 km or 331 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1065

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556