Cost of living comparison

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Tegucigalpa vs. Apia Cost of Living Summary

Tegucigalpa is 51.7% more expensive than Apia.

Restaurants
pay 68.4% less in Tegucigalpa
Groceries
pay 9.5% more in Tegucigalpa
Transportation
pay 10.4% less in Tegucigalpa
Housing
pay 4.6 times more in Tegucigalpa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 50.7% less in Tegucigalpa

The cost of housing and groceries in Tegucigalpa are more expensive than in Apia. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Tegucigalpa. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Tegucigalpa.

Tegucigalpa vs. Apia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Apia, you would:

pay 68.4% less for restaurants

 
Apia
Tegucigalpa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $47.26
WST130.00
$7.45
HNL200.62
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.54
WST40.00
$7.45
HNL200.62
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.82
WST5.00
$1.06
HNL28.42

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pay 9.5% more for groceries

 
Apia
Tegucigalpa
Bread
1 loaf
$0.82
WST2.25
$1.91
HNL51.56
Local cheese (8 oz) $0.45
WST1.25
$3.41
HNL91.93
Milk (1 gallon) $6.88
WST18.93
$5.27
HNL141.85

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pay 10.4% less for transportation

 
Apia
Tegucigalpa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.13
WST11.36
$4.68
HNL125.96
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $19,555.03
HNL527K

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pay 4.6 times more for housing

 
Apia
Tegucigalpa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.35
WST100.00
$34.55
HNL930.38
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $451.86
HNL12,168.93
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $467.95
HNL12,602.17

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Apia
Tegucigalpa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $223.49
HNL6,018.62
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,704.58
HNL181K

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pay 50.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Apia
Tegucigalpa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.45
WST9.50
$1.12
HNL30.09
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.91
WST8.00
$2.20
HNL59.35
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.18
WST17.00
$2.98
HNL80.25

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Apia
Tegucigalpa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $52.15
HNL1,404.34
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $49.66
HNL1,337.47
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $102.43
HNL2,758.53

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