Cost of living comparison
Tegucigalpa is 7.7% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Lima, you would:
pay 8.0% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.80
|
$4.52
HNL111.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
$6.00
HNL148.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.22
|
$0.73
HNL18.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.20
|
$0.74
HNL18.26
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
Lima
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.02
|
$1.64
HNL40.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.21
|
$1.72
HNL42.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.48
|
$4.06
HNL100.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.71
|
$1.94
HNL47.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.69
|
$1.54
HNL37.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.75
|
$1.59
HNL39.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.78
HNL19.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$0.92
HNL22.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
$0.73
HNL17.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.63
HNL15.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.67
HNL16.42
|
|
pay 27.5% more for transportation
Lima
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.50
|
$4.16
HNL102.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN61.76
|
$27.64
HNL682.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN78,915.39
|
$20,000.00
HNL493,859.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.21
|
$27.42
HNL677.10
|
|
pay 14.9% more for housing
Lima
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN104.70
|
$58.96
HNL1,455.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,857.45
|
$370.08
HNL9,138.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,212.47
|
$277.46
HNL6,851.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN205.90
|
$52.40
HNL1,293.92
|
|
pay 13.7% less for childcare
Lima
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN738.26
|
$201.12
HNL4,966.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN20,848.84
|
$4,076.94
HNL100,671.62
|
|
pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.89
|
$1.31
HNL32.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN9.92
|
$1.51
HNL37.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.73
|
$2.22
HNL54.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN137.47
|
$34.75
HNL858.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.66
|
$5.00
HNL123.46
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
Lima
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN155.10
|
$45.18
HNL1,115.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN104.72
|
$42.36
HNL1,046.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN266.74
|
$81.37
HNL2,009.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN269.63
|
$83.36
HNL2,058.40
|
|
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