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Tegucigalpa vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary

Tegucigalpa is 2.4 times more expensive than Asmara.

Restaurants: pay 3.8% less in Tegucigalpa
Groceries: pay 8.3% less in Tegucigalpa
Transportation: pay 62.5% less in Tegucigalpa
Housing: pay 8.6% more in Tegucigalpa
Childcare: pay 9.9 times more in Tegucigalpa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Tegucigalpa
Clothing: pay 34.1% less in Tegucigalpa

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

Tegucigalpa vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8% less for restaurants

	Asmara	Tegucigalpa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 ERN180.00	$5.86 HNL153.78	-51.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$7.62 HNL200.03	+27.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 ERN18.75	$1.21 HNL31.88	-2.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.12 HNL29.33	+11.7%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 8.3% less for groceries

	Asmara	Tegucigalpa
Bread 1 loaf	??	$2.09 HNL55.01
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$3.31 HNL86.86	+120.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ERN79.49	$5.33 HNL140.05	+0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$2.06 HNL54.01	-53.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$1.71 HNL44.89	-86.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.09 HNL28.61	-80.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.67 HNL17.53	+15.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$0.52 HNL13.61	-42.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ERN7.56	$0.68 HNL17.95	+35.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ERN10.43	$0.89 HNL23.34	+27.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ERN6.50	$0.35 HNL9.07	-20.3%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 62.5% less for transportation

	Asmara	Tegucigalpa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.52 ERN127.76	$3.95 HNL103.69	-53.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$19,045.00 HNL500,078.03	-71.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$28.57 HNL750.12
Average			-62.5%

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pay 8.6% more for housing

	Asmara	Tegucigalpa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$40.77 HNL1,070.61	-79.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$279.33 HNL7,334.48	-41.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$234.89 HNL6,167.63	-41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$62.32 HNL1,636.26	+196.3%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 9.9 times more for childcare

	Asmara	Tegucigalpa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$247.59 HNL6,501.01	+890.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	??
Average			+890.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	Tegucigalpa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ERN12.00	$1.14 HNL30.00	+42.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 ERN12.38	$2.28 HNL59.85	+176.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.48 HNL65.01
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$35.80 HNL940.15	+32.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$5.71 HNL150.02	+419.4%
Average			+167.8%

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pay 34.1% less for clothing

	Asmara	Tegucigalpa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$45.71 HNL1,200.19	-44.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$35.55 HNL933.48	-52.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$107.92 HNL2,833.78	-46.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$101.57 HNL2,667.08	+6.9%
Average			-34.1%

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