Managua vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Managua Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1881
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$341
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$540
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.9
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$337
$658
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
33
17
😀 Quality of life
32
41
🏙️ Population
937K
9.03M

The cost of living in Managua is 35% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6418th and 7809th ($787 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Managua ranked 1st best city to live in Nicaragua vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 8211th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Managua Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.05%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$733
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$660
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.5
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.15
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.29
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4879
$13369

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532