Cost of Living in

Chontales

HiraCost
Cost of living
One person
Family of 4
Total with rent $690 $1109
Without rent $362 $1062
Rent & Utilities $339.16 $296.35
Food $288 $680
Transport $17.98 $47.67
Monthly salary after tax $272.32
Quality of life 33.83
Life expectancy 70.96
Population 14.5K

The cost of living in Chontales is $690, which is 1.02 times more expensive than the average in Nicaragua. Chontales ranked 26th most expensive in Nicaragua.

The average salary after taxes in Chontales is $272.32, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months.

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We calculate prices for Chontales State as a population-weighted mean of 6 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.
Cost of living
One person
Rank
Total with rent $690 26 / 32
Without rent $362 13 / 32
Rent & Utilities $339.16 30 / 32
Food $288 17 / 32
Transport $17.98 1 / 32
Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 344.96$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 201.19$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 262.52$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 185.53$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. 24.43$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. 34.69$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited 58.54$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years 9.95$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 959$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 950$
Eating Out
Lunch Menu 7.42$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 10.86$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's 5.67$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.53$
Cappuccino 2.14$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz 0.97$
Transportation
Local transport ticket 0.66$
Monthly ticket local transport 17.33$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi 7.49$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal 1.14$
Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 0.82$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb 0.96$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.87$
Eggs, x12 1.59$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 3.85$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 3.56$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 6.36$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 4.85$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.68$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.74$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.81$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.64$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.63$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.81$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 0.92$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle 9.38$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.01$
Cigarette pack 2$
Cold medicince, 1 week 4.64$
Hair Shampoo 3.81$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 2.45$
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.99$
Other
Gym Membership, 1 month 16.72$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person 2.57$
Doctor's visit 28.69$
Haircut, simple 4.43$
Brand Jeans 49.66$
Brand Sneakers 31.29$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month 109.37$
International Primary School, 1 year 6733$
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States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank
State
Cost of living
1Esteli
$838
2Central (Nicaragua)
$804
3San Juan del Sur
$715
4Terrabona
$709
5Matagalpa
$703
6RAAN
$694
7Chontales
$690
8Madriz
$675
9Rivas
$658
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$648
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$639
12Boaco
$635
13Managua
$616
14Potosi (Nicaragua)
$610
15San Marcos (Nicaragua)
$596
16San Lorenzo (Nicaragua)
$591
17Rio San Juan
$590
18Carazo
$580
19Prinzapolka
$580
20Zelaya Central
$568
21Santo Domingo (Nicaragua)
$565
22Chinandega
$560
23El Tortuguero
$550
24Altagracia
$542
25La Paz Centro
$541
26Jalapa (Nicaragua)
$532
27Nueva Segovia
$530
28Bluefields
$525
29Masaya
$515
30Jinotega
$507
31Granada (Nicaragua)
$482
32El Ayote
$475

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