Cost of living comparison
Tegucigalpa is 12.5% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 32.3% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$4.52
HNL111.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$6.00
HNL147.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA653
|
$0.73
HNL17.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA583
|
$0.74
HNL18.22
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$1.64
HNL40.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
$1.72
HNL42.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
$4.06
HNL99.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
$1.94
HNL47.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
$1.54
HNL37.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA622
|
$1.59
HNL39.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA391
|
$0.78
HNL19.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA552
|
$0.92
HNL22.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.73
HNL17.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA313
|
$0.63
HNL15.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA263
|
$0.67
HNL16.38
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
Dakar
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
$4.16
HNL102.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
$27.64
HNL680.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
$20,000.00
HNL492,690.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
$27.42
HNL675.50
|
|
pay 27.0% less for housing
Dakar
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
$58.96
HNL1,452.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
$370.08
HNL9,116.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
$277.46
HNL6,834.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
$52.40
HNL1,290.85
|
|
pay 19.0% less for childcare
Dakar
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
$201.12
HNL4,954.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
$4,076.94
HNL100,433.36
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$1.31
HNL32.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
$1.51
HNL37.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$2.22
HNL54.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
$34.75
HNL856.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$5.00
HNL123.17
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
$45.18
HNL1,113.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
$42.36
HNL1,043.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
$81.37
HNL2,004.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
$83.36
HNL2,053.53
|
|
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