Managua vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Managua Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1881
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$341
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.9
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$337
$627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
33
78
😀 Quality of life
32
67
🏙️ Population
937K
12.6M

The cost of living in Managua is 56% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6418th and 8471st ($787 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 532nd in Nicaragua and China, respectively. Check Nicaragua vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Managua compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 8211th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Managua Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.5
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.05%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$733
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$660
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.5
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.15
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4879
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Masaya
$699
42 km or 26 mi Granada
$680
74 km or 46 mi Leon
$614
93 km or 58 mi Matagalpa
$548
95 km or 59 mi Juigalpa
$647
104 km or 65 mi Esteli
$593
108 km or 67 mi Chinandega
$627
108 km or 67 mi Jinotega
$458
109 km or 68 mi San Juan del Sur
$805
192 km or 119 mi Liberia
$1220
211 km or 131 mi Tamarindo
$1473
239 km or 148 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
255 km or 159 mi San Miguel
$1107
272 km or 169 mi Usulutan
$1031
288 km or 179 mi Puntarenas
$1024
297 km or 185 mi Comayagua
$702
303 km or 188 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
326 km or 203 mi Alajuela
$1163
335 km or 208 mi Heredia
$1040
343 km or 213 mi San Jose
$1169
345 km or 214 mi Yoro
$738
361 km or 224 mi Soyapango
$1117
361 km or 224 mi San Salvador
$1147
361 km or 224 mi Cartago
$1009
365 km or 227 mi Mejicanos
$1112
365 km or 227 mi Apopa
$1093
369 km or 229 mi Santa Tecla
$1153
398 km or 247 mi El Progreso
$892
400 km or 248 mi Villanueva
$854
406 km or 252 mi La Lima
$857
408 km or 253 mi La Ceiba
$676
408 km or 254 mi Santa Ana
$702
412 km or 256 mi Sonsonate
$866
418 km or 260 mi San Pedro Sula
$983
427 km or 265 mi Limon
$1147
430 km or 267 mi Choloma
$595
435 km or 270 mi Ahuachapan
$915
453 km or 282 mi Puerto Cortes
$713
489 km or 304 mi Jalapa
$900
533 km or 331 mi San Miguel Petapa
$902

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617