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Tegucigalpa vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Tegucigalpa is 3.1% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% more in Tegucigalpa
Groceries: pay 19.6% more in Tegucigalpa
Transportation: pay 17.9% less in Tegucigalpa
Housing: pay 5.1% more in Tegucigalpa
Childcare: pay 20.1% less in Tegucigalpa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.1% less in Tegucigalpa
Clothing: pay 23.6% more in Tegucigalpa

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

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Tegucigalpa vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.0% more for restaurants

	Lima	Tegucigalpa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.00	$7.45 HNL200.28	+71.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.91	$7.45 HNL200.28	+7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.75	$1.06 HNL28.37	-3.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.98 HNL26.44	+55.3%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 19.6% more for groceries

	Lima	Tegucigalpa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.87	$1.91 HNL51.47	-25.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.62	$3.41 HNL91.78	-24.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.97	$5.27 HNL141.61	-13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.03	$1.77 HNL47.67	-39.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.25	$2.51 HNL67.47	-6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$1.61 HNL43.39	+77.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$0.70 HNL18.82	+46.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.98 HNL26.24	+54.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.33	$0.93 HNL25.04	+37.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.86 HNL23.10	+105.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$0.92 HNL24.73	+129.6%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 17.9% less for transportation

	Lima	Tegucigalpa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.00	$4.68 HNL125.75	-26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.33	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,751.70	$19,555.03 HNL526K	-11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.52	$19.37 HNL520.73	-4.0%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 5.1% more for housing

	Lima	Tegucigalpa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.90	$34.55 HNL928.81	+25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	$451.86 HNL12,148.41	-38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	$467.95 HNL12,580.91	+38.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.93	$109.19 HNL2,935.51	+97.0%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 20.1% less for childcare

	Lima	Tegucigalpa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN616.82	$223.49 HNL6,008.47	+24.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	$6,704.58 HNL180K	-48.8%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Tegucigalpa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.00	$1.12 HNL30.04	-57.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.16	$2.20 HNL59.25	-32.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.85	$2.98 HNL80.11	-48.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.92	$37.25 HNL1,001.41	+14.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.01	$5.59 HNL150.21	-23.0%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 23.6% more for clothing

	Lima	Tegucigalpa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.88	$52.15 HNL1,401.98	-1.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.20	$49.66 HNL1,335.21	+42.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.40	$102.43 HNL2,753.88	+22.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN271.88	$107.09 HNL2,879.06	+35.7%
Average			+23.6%

Lima vs. Tegucigalpa - Cost of clothing

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