Cost of living comparison
Tegucigalpa is 2.5 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 17.6% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$4.52
HNL111.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.00
HNL147.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.73
HNL17.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.74
HNL18.22
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
Freetown
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.64
HNL40.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.72
HNL42.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$4.06
HNL99.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.94
HNL47.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.54
HNL37.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.59
HNL39.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.78
HNL19.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.92
HNL22.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.73
HNL17.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.63
HNL15.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.67
HNL16.38
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.16
HNL102.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$27.64
HNL680.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$20,000.00
HNL492,690.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$27.42
HNL675.50
|
|
pay 2.4% more for housing
Freetown
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$58.96
HNL1,452.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$370.08
HNL9,116.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$277.46
HNL6,834.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$52.40
HNL1,290.85
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$201.12
HNL4,954.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$4,076.94
HNL100,433.36
|
|
pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.31
HNL32.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.51
HNL37.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.22
HNL54.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$34.75
HNL856.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$5.00
HNL123.17
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$45.18
HNL1,113.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$42.36
HNL1,043.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$81.37
HNL2,004.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$83.36
HNL2,053.53
|
|
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