Managua vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Managua Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$314
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$303
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$429
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
33
17
😀 Quality of life
28
37
🏙️ Population
937K
9.03M

The cost of living in Managua is 29% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6545th and 7790th ($774 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 8326th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Managua Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.78
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$391
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.54%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1072
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$903
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.95
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.5
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$126
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4840
$15431

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528