Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

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Honduras

Tegucigalpa vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Tegucigalpa is 37.7% more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 59.7% more in Tegucigalpa
Groceries: pay 19.6% more in Tegucigalpa
Transportation: pay 6.1% less in Tegucigalpa
Housing: pay 32.9% more in Tegucigalpa
Childcare: pay 5.7 times more in Tegucigalpa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% more in Tegucigalpa
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Tegucigalpa

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Tegucigalpa are more expensive than in Colombo. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Tegucigalpa.

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Tegucigalpa vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.7% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Tegucigalpa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	$7.45 HNL200.28	+94.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	$7.45 HNL200.28	-1.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 LKR232.56	$1.06 HNL28.37	+50.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 LKR87.00	$0.98 HNL26.44	+274.4%
Average			+59.7%

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pay 19.6% more for groceries

	Colombo	Tegucigalpa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 LKR181.98	$1.91 HNL51.47	+248.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	$3.41 HNL91.78	-50.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	$5.27 HNL141.61	-12.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 LKR541.78	$1.77 HNL47.67	+8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 LKR731.08	$2.51 HNL67.47	+13.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	$1.61 HNL43.39	-47.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 LKR122.81	$0.70 HNL18.82	+88.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 LKR672.87	$0.98 HNL26.24	-52.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 LKR187.42	$0.93 HNL25.04	+64.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LKR150.85	$0.86 HNL23.10	+88.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LKR116.82	$0.92 HNL24.73	+160.7%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 6.1% less for transportation

	Colombo	Tegucigalpa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	$4.68 HNL125.75	-8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,024.95 LKR12M	$19,555.03 HNL526K	-47.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	$19.37 HNL520.73	+487.9%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 32.9% more for housing

	Colombo	Tegucigalpa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	$34.55 HNL928.81	+66.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.61 LKR195K	$451.86 HNL12,148.41	-23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	$467.95 HNL12,580.91	+73.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	$109.19 HNL2,935.51	+165.4%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 5.7 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Tegucigalpa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	$223.49 HNL6,008.47	+491.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,208.98 LKR400K	$6,704.58 HNL180K	+454.6%
Average			+472.8%

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pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Tegucigalpa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 LKR730.76	$1.12 HNL30.04	-49.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 LKR832.69	$2.20 HNL59.25	-12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	$2.98 HNL80.11	-71.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	$37.25 HNL1,001.41	+166.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	$5.59 HNL150.21	+23.2%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Colombo	Tegucigalpa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	$52.15 HNL1,401.98	+187.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	$49.66 HNL1,335.21	+198.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	$102.43 HNL2,753.88	+29.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	$107.09 HNL2,879.06	+156.4%
Average			+131.1%

Colombo vs. Tegucigalpa - Cost of clothing

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