Cost of living comparison
China is 45.3% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in China instead of Managua, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
Managua
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
C$182.78
|
$3.33
CN¥24.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
C$203.74
|
$5.25
CN¥38.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
C$23.82
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
C$28.01
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 16.4% more for groceries
Managua
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
C$50.97
|
$1.68
CN¥12.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
C$70.13
|
$6.22
CN¥45.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
C$145.65
|
$7.41
CN¥53.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
C$73.01
|
$1.75
CN¥12.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
C$84.65
|
$1.80
CN¥13.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
C$80.56
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
C$17.83
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
C$28.61
|
$0.74
CN¥5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
C$25.61
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
C$24.88
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
C$20.30
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
Managua
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
C$174.43
|
$4.64
CN¥33.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
C$368.92
|
$21.41
CN¥155.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
C$700,948.51
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,950.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
C$385.99
|
$4.14
CN¥30.02
|
|
pay 0.5% more for housing
Managua
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
C$2,148.79
|
$14.28
CN¥103.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
C$8,695.98
|
$401.04
CN¥2,905.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
C$6,886.51
|
$247.64
CN¥1,794.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
C$1,945.64
|
$39.51
CN¥286.30
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Managua
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
C$4,671.79
|
$456.56
CN¥3,308.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
C$139,258.13
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,584.64
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
C$71.94
|
$1.15
CN¥8.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
C$79.96
|
$3.48
CN¥25.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
C$110.68
|
$3.40
CN¥24.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
C$1,121.55
|
$42.27
CN¥306.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
C$242.48
|
$6.35
CN¥46.04
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
Managua
|
China
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
C$1,731.35
|
$51.26
CN¥371.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
C$1,575.12
|
$33.18
CN¥240.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
C$2,861.39
|
$80.69
CN¥584.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
C$2,974.48
|
$76.44
CN¥553.84
|
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