Cost of living comparison
Tegucigalpa is 79.1% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 53.7% more for restaurants
Lilongwe
|
Tegucigalpa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,967.08
|
$6.08
HNL149.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.32
HNL180.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,578.12
|
$0.77
HNL18.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK586.32
|
$0.69
HNL16.88
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
Lilongwe
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Tegucigalpa
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,437.43
|
$2.14
HNL52.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,589.97
|
$2.19
HNL54.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,029.90
|
$5.40
HNL133.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,269.27
|
$2.35
HNL57.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,233.56
|
$1.42
HNL34.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,837.12
|
$1.38
HNL33.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,021.79
|
$0.76
HNL18.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
HNL22.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK972.34
|
$0.75
HNL18.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,442.85
|
$0.75
HNL18.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK972.21
|
$0.61
HNL14.92
|
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pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Lilongwe
|
Tegucigalpa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,085.20
|
$4.25
HNL104.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
$27.64
HNL680.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,133.97
HNL495,906.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$27.65
HNL680.99
|
|
pay 75.7% more for housing
Lilongwe
|
Tegucigalpa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,568.71
|
$44.94
HNL1,106.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$216.19
HNL5,324.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,613.04
|
$239.21
HNL5,891.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,324.96
|
$54.17
HNL1,334.19
|
|
pay 61.4% more for childcare
Lilongwe
|
Tegucigalpa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$299.08
HNL7,366.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,052,280.90
|
$3,792.63
HNL93,413.69
|
|
pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports
Lilongwe
|
Tegucigalpa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,863.05
|
$1.63
HNL40.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,534.80
|
$2.06
HNL50.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
$2.23
HNL54.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK75,980.27
|
$51.68
HNL1,272.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
$6.08
HNL149.76
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lilongwe
|
Tegucigalpa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$37.83
HNL931.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.83
HNL931.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$112.15
HNL2,762.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$108.10
HNL2,662.43
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