Cost of living comparison
Tegucigalpa is 4.7% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 10.1% more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,979
|
$6.08
HNL150.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,000
|
$7.32
HNL181.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$0.77
HNL19.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.69
HNL17.00
|
|
pay 1.9% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA638
|
$2.14
HNL53.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,840
|
$2.19
HNL54.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,744
|
$5.40
HNL134.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,561
|
$2.35
HNL58.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,168
|
$1.42
HNL35.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.38
HNL34.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA303
|
$0.76
HNL18.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA607
|
$0.92
HNL22.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA771
|
$0.75
HNL18.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA280
|
$0.75
HNL18.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA368
|
$0.61
HNL15.03
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,328
|
$4.25
HNL105.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.64
HNL685.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,133.97
HNL499,624.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$27.65
HNL686.09
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
Bamako
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,745
|
$44.94
HNL1,115.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA303,479
|
$216.19
HNL5,364.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA186,692
|
$239.21
HNL5,936.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,622
|
$54.17
HNL1,344.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$299.08
HNL7,421.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,792.63
HNL94,113.99
|
pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,600
|
$1.63
HNL40.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,205
|
$2.06
HNL51.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA566
|
$2.23
HNL55.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,452
|
$51.68
HNL1,282.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,642
|
$6.08
HNL150.88
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$37.83
HNL938.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.83
HNL938.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$112.15
HNL2,782.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$108.10
HNL2,682.39
|
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