Cost of living comparison
Tegucigalpa is 18.4% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 40.6% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
$4.52
HNL111.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$6.00
HNL147.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
$0.73
HNL17.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
$0.74
HNL18.22
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
$1.64
HNL40.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
$1.72
HNL42.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
$4.06
HNL99.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
$1.94
HNL47.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
$1.54
HNL37.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
$1.59
HNL39.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
$0.78
HNL19.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
$0.92
HNL22.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
$0.73
HNL17.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
$0.63
HNL15.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.67
HNL16.38
|
|
pay 99.8% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
$4.16
HNL102.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
$27.64
HNL680.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
$20,000.00
HNL492,690.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
$27.42
HNL675.50
|
|
pay 30.1% more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
$58.96
HNL1,452.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
$370.08
HNL9,116.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
$277.46
HNL6,834.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
$52.40
HNL1,290.85
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
$201.12
HNL4,954.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
$4,076.94
HNL100,433.36
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
$1.31
HNL32.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
$1.51
HNL37.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$2.22
HNL54.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
$34.75
HNL856.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
$5.00
HNL123.17
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
$45.18
HNL1,113.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
$42.36
HNL1,043.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
$81.37
HNL2,004.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
$83.36
HNL2,053.53
|
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