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Turkey

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Honduras

Tegucigalpa vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Tegucigalpa is 23.0% cheaper than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 25.7% less in Tegucigalpa
Groceries: pay 33.5% more in Tegucigalpa
Transportation: pay 28.9% less in Tegucigalpa
Housing: pay 28.8% less in Tegucigalpa
Childcare: pay 76.2% less in Tegucigalpa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.0% less in Tegucigalpa
Clothing: pay 8.9% more in Tegucigalpa

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

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Tegucigalpa vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.7% less for restaurants

	Istanbul	Tegucigalpa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY603.79	$7.45 HNL200.28	-38.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY462.91	$7.45 HNL200.28	-20.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY85.71	$1.06 HNL28.37	-39.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.65	$0.98 HNL26.44	+69.9%
Average			-25.7%

Istanbul vs. Tegucigalpa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.5% more for groceries

	Istanbul	Tegucigalpa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.58	$1.91 HNL51.47	+108.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY261.28	$3.41 HNL91.78	-35.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY231.97	$5.27 HNL141.61	+12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.39	$1.77 HNL47.67	-26.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY125.71	$2.51 HNL67.47	-1.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.16	$1.61 HNL43.39	+89.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY50.86	$0.70 HNL18.82	-31.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.34	$0.98 HNL26.24	+70.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.37	$0.93 HNL25.04	+11.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.36	$0.86 HNL23.10	+176.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.17	$0.92 HNL24.73	+221.4%
Average			+33.5%

Istanbul vs. Tegucigalpa - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.9% less for transportation

	Istanbul	Tegucigalpa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY269.03	$4.68 HNL125.75	-13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$19,555.03 HNL526K	-61.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY416.09	$19.37 HNL520.73	+130.5%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 28.8% less for housing

	Istanbul	Tegucigalpa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY799.42	$34.55 HNL928.81	+114.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	$451.86 HNL12,148.41	-54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	$467.95 HNL12,580.91	-27.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	$109.19 HNL2,935.51	+58.5%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 76.2% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Tegucigalpa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	$223.49 HNL6,008.47	-78.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$6,704.58 HNL180K	-74.2%
Average			-76.2%

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pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Tegucigalpa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY236.49	$1.12 HNL30.04	-76.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY213.63	$2.20 HNL59.25	-48.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY115.73	$2.98 HNL80.11	+27.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	$37.25 HNL1,001.41	-51.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$5.59 HNL150.21	-31.3%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 8.9% more for clothing

	Istanbul	Tegucigalpa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	$52.15 HNL1,401.98	-2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	$49.66 HNL1,335.21	+25.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	$102.43 HNL2,753.88	+2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	$107.09 HNL2,879.06	+12.1%
Average			+8.9%

Istanbul vs. Tegucigalpa - Cost of clothing

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