Cost of living comparison
Tegucigalpa is 2.5 times more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Tegucigalpa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$6.08
HNL150.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$7.32
HNL180.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$0.77
HNL18.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.69
HNL16.92
|
|
pay 56.2% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$2.14
HNL52.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$2.19
HNL54.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$5.40
HNL133.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$2.35
HNL58.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$1.42
HNL34.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.38
HNL34.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.76
HNL18.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.92
HNL22.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.75
HNL18.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.75
HNL18.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.61
HNL14.95
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$4.25
HNL104.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$27.64
HNL682.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$20,133.97
HNL497,167.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$27.65
HNL682.72
|
|
pay 74.5% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$44.94
HNL1,109.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$216.19
HNL5,338.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$239.21
HNL5,906.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$54.17
HNL1,337.58
|
|
pay 13.1 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$299.08
HNL7,385.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,792.63
HNL93,651.14
|
|
pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$1.63
HNL40.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$2.06
HNL50.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$2.23
HNL55.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$51.68
HNL1,276.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$6.08
HNL150.14
|
|
pay 49.5% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$37.83
HNL934.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$37.83
HNL934.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$112.15
HNL2,769.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$108.10
HNL2,669.20
|
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