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Zambia

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Tegucigalpa vs. Lusaka Cost of Living Summary

Tegucigalpa is 31.3% more expensive than Lusaka.

Restaurants: pay 46.1% more in Tegucigalpa
Groceries: pay 10.5% less in Tegucigalpa
Transportation: pay 37.8% more in Tegucigalpa
Housing: pay 66.6% more in Tegucigalpa
Childcare: pay 19.3% less in Tegucigalpa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.2% less in Tegucigalpa
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Tegucigalpa

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

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Tegucigalpa vs. Lusaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.1% more for restaurants

	Lusaka	Tegucigalpa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.53 ZMW110.20	$7.45 HNL200.28	+34.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 ZMW100.18	$7.45 HNL200.28	+48.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ZMW15.03	$1.06 HNL28.37	+39.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ZMW9.39	$0.98 HNL26.44	+108.6%
Average			+46.1%

Lusaka vs. Tegucigalpa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.5% less for groceries

	Lusaka	Tegucigalpa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ZMW23.92	$1.91 HNL51.47	+59.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 ZMW102.63	$3.41 HNL91.78	-33.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.52 ZMW129.88	$5.27 HNL141.61	-19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 ZMW38.66	$1.77 HNL47.67	-8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 ZMW57.22	$2.51 HNL67.47	-12.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 ZMW30.42	$1.61 HNL43.39	+5.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 ZMW21.94	$0.70 HNL18.82	-36.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 ZMW32.94	$0.98 HNL26.24	-41.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZMW13.88	$0.93 HNL25.04	+33.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 ZMW23.20	$0.86 HNL23.10	-26.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 ZMW16.51	$0.92 HNL24.73	+11.0%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 37.8% more for transportation

	Lusaka	Tegucigalpa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 ZMW115.01	$4.68 HNL125.75	-19.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.15 ZMW999.41	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,541.11 ZMW150K	$19,555.03 HNL526K	+159.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.58 ZMW290.52	$19.37 HNL520.73	+32.8%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 66.6% more for housing

	Lusaka	Tegucigalpa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.99 ZMW1,095.72	$34.55 HNL928.81	-37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.95 ZMW7,670.79	$451.86 HNL12,148.41	+17.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.40 ZMW3,574.79	$467.95 HNL12,580.91	+160.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.51 ZMW1,225.74	$109.19 HNL2,935.51	+77.5%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 19.3% less for childcare

	Lusaka	Tegucigalpa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.25 ZMW2,754.96	$223.49 HNL6,008.47	+61.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,638.36 ZMW332K	$6,704.58 HNL180K	-59.7%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Lusaka	Tegucigalpa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.26 ZMW25.05	$1.12 HNL30.04	-11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.82 ZMW56.21	$2.20 HNL59.25	-21.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.02 ZMW60.11	$2.98 HNL80.11	-1.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.67 ZMW1,089.46	$37.25 HNL1,001.41	-31.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.03 ZMW120.22	$5.59 HNL150.21	-7.4%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Lusaka	Tegucigalpa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.28 ZMW463.85	$52.15 HNL1,401.98	+124.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.45 ZMW307.88	$49.66 HNL1,335.21	+221.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.19 ZMW900.42	$102.43 HNL2,753.88	+126.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.53 ZMW1,445.30	$107.09 HNL2,879.06	+47.6%
Average			+121.6%

Lusaka vs. Tegucigalpa - Cost of clothing

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