Cost of living comparison
Tegucigalpa is 62.1% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 74.6% more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,510
|
$4.52
HNL111.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,299
|
$6.00
HNL148.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,240
|
$0.73
HNL18.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
$0.74
HNL18.26
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
$1.64
HNL40.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,480
|
$1.72
HNL42.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,604
|
$4.06
HNL100.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,604
|
$1.94
HNL47.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,269
|
$1.54
HNL37.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,082
|
$1.59
HNL39.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF875
|
$0.78
HNL19.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,666
|
$0.92
HNL22.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.73
HNL17.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$0.63
HNL15.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,479
|
$0.67
HNL16.42
|
|
pay 88.1% more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,516
|
$4.16
HNL102.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
$27.64
HNL682.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,573,158
|
$20,000.00
HNL493,859.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,797
|
$27.42
HNL677.10
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
$58.96
HNL1,455.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF619,926
|
$370.08
HNL9,138.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,194
|
$277.46
HNL6,851.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,604
|
$52.40
HNL1,293.92
|
|
pay 62.1% less for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,377,613
|
$201.12
HNL4,966.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,440,320
|
$4,076.94
HNL100,671.62
|
|
pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,653
|
$1.31
HNL32.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,199
|
$1.51
HNL37.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,888
|
$2.22
HNL54.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,105
|
$34.75
HNL858.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
$5.00
HNL123.46
|
|
pay 28.1% more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
$45.18
HNL1,115.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,642
|
$42.36
HNL1,046.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,761
|
$81.37
HNL2,009.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF247,970
|
$83.36
HNL2,058.40
|
|
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