Cost of living comparison
Managua is 11.8% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Managua instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 39.4% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Managua
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.64
|
$4.95
C$182.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.18
|
$5.52
C$203.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
$0.65
C$23.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.76
C$28.01
|
|
pay 0.1% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.78
|
$1.38
C$50.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.05
|
$1.90
C$70.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.57
|
$3.95
C$145.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
$1.98
C$73.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
$2.29
C$84.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$2.18
C$80.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.69
|
$0.48
C$17.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
$0.78
C$28.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$0.69
C$25.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.67
C$24.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
$0.55
C$20.30
|
|
pay 2.7% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.73
|
$4.73
C$174.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.37
|
$10.00
C$368.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,321.44
|
$19,000.00
C$700,948.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.07
|
$10.46
C$385.99
|
|
pay 14.2% more for housing
Beijing
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.61
|
$58.25
C$2,148.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,368.28
|
$235.71
C$8,695.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,599.76
|
$186.67
C$6,886.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.73
|
$52.74
C$1,945.64
|
|
pay 86.6% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,892.84
|
$126.63
C$4,671.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,211.01
|
$3,774.75
C$139,258.13
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.55
|
$1.95
C$71.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.69
|
$2.17
C$79.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.64
|
$3.00
C$110.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.62
|
$30.40
C$1,121.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.29
|
$6.57
C$242.48
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Managua
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥501.22
|
$46.93
C$1,731.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.95
|
$42.70
C$1,575.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥648.33
|
$77.56
C$2,861.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.97
|
$80.63
C$2,974.48
|
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