Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 39.5% cheaper than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 50.7% less for restaurants
Tegucigalpa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.52
HNL111.52
|
$3.25
EGP153.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
HNL148.16
|
$4.23
EGP200.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
HNL18.02
|
$0.25
EGP12.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
HNL18.26
|
$0.15
EGP6.93
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
Tegucigalpa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
HNL40.39
|
$0.59
EGP27.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.72
HNL42.51
|
$1.73
EGP82.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
HNL100.19
|
$3.44
EGP162.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
HNL47.89
|
$1.46
EGP69.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
HNL37.91
|
$2.41
EGP114.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
HNL39.31
|
$0.53
EGP24.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
HNL19.34
|
$0.24
EGP11.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
HNL22.62
|
$0.16
EGP7.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
HNL17.95
|
$0.14
EGP6.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
HNL15.62
|
$0.15
EGP7.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL16.42
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
Tegucigalpa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.16
HNL102.78
|
$1.24
EGP58.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
HNL682.51
|
$11.39
EGP538.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
HNL493,859.20
|
$26,600.33
EGP1,258,772.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.42
HNL677.10
|
$1.37
EGP64.67
|
|
pay 64.2% less for housing
Tegucigalpa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.96
HNL1,455.93
|
$14.42
EGP682.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.08
HNL9,138.36
|
$173.02
EGP8,187.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.46
HNL6,851.21
|
$100.76
EGP4,767.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.40
HNL1,293.92
|
$18.76
EGP887.76
|
|
pay 41.6% less for childcare
Tegucigalpa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.12
HNL4,966.22
|
$113.41
EGP5,366.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,076.94
HNL100,671.62
|
$2,460.81
EGP116,449.85
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tegucigalpa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
HNL32.42
|
$1.63
EGP76.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
HNL37.31
|
$1.71
EGP81.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.22
HNL54.82
|
$1.79
EGP84.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.75
HNL858.11
|
$19.91
EGP942.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
HNL123.46
|
$3.90
EGP184.77
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
Tegucigalpa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
HNL1,115.71
|
$38.38
EGP1,816.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.36
HNL1,046.03
|
$36.15
EGP1,710.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.37
HNL2,009.31
|
$88.16
EGP4,171.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.36
HNL2,058.40
|
$42.66
EGP2,018.97
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Cairo or Tegucigalpa. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.