Cost of Living in Esteli

Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$548
$1493
🛋️ Without rent
$354
$1021
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$194
$472
🍽️ Food
$291
$760
🚐 Transport
$19.2
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$186
😀 Quality of life
22
🏙️ Population
112K

The average cost of living in Esteli is $548, which is in the top 13% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 8096th out of 9294 in our global list and 7th out of 10 in Nicaragua.

The median after-tax salary is $186, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months. Ranked 8939th (TOP 96%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 9th best city to live in Nicaragua. With an estimated population of 112K, Esteli is the 6th largest city in Nicaragua.

Why living in Esteli costs 2.9 times more than the average salary? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Esteli for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 107 km Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 13.3 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 11150 Catholic University of Dry Tropic Farming and Livestock
Cost of living in Esteli infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Esteli

Prices for goods and services in Esteli are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$118
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4255

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living