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Nicaragua

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Honduras

Tegucigalpa vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary

Tegucigalpa is 15.4% more expensive than Managua.

Restaurants: pay 8.6% less in Tegucigalpa
Groceries: pay 9.1% less in Tegucigalpa
Transportation: pay 6.2% less in Tegucigalpa
Housing: pay 82.4% more in Tegucigalpa
Childcare: pay 2.4% more in Tegucigalpa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.9% less in Tegucigalpa
Clothing: pay 19.9% less in Tegucigalpa

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

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Tegucigalpa vs. Managua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.6% less for restaurants

	Managua	Tegucigalpa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 NIO368.55	$7.45 HNL200.28	-25.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.61 NIO280.46	$7.45 HNL200.28	-2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 NIO32.54	$1.06 HNL28.37	+19.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 NIO26.22	$0.98 HNL26.44	+38.2%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 9.1% less for groceries

	Managua	Tegucigalpa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 NIO87.46	$1.91 HNL51.47	-19.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.80 NIO213.64	$3.41 HNL91.78	-41.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.68 NIO172.61	$5.27 HNL141.61	+12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 NIO87.18	$1.77 HNL47.67	-25.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 NIO105.79	$2.51 HNL67.47	-12.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 NIO67.08	$1.61 HNL43.39	-11.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 NIO10.03	$0.70 HNL18.82	+157.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO30.09	$0.98 HNL26.24	+19.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 NIO41.05	$0.93 HNL25.04	-16.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 NIO65.90	$0.86 HNL23.10	-52.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.13	$0.92 HNL24.73	-8.7%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 6.2% less for transportation

	Managua	Tegucigalpa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.06 NIO186.38	$4.68 HNL125.75	-7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.01 NIO221.41	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO847K	$19,555.03 HNL526K	-14.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.69 NIO541.39	$19.37 HNL520.73	+31.9%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 82.4% more for housing

	Managua	Tegucigalpa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.47 NIO1,196.57	$34.55 HNL928.81	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$256.40 NIO9,449.50	$451.86 HNL12,148.41	+76.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$181.00 NIO6,670.67	$467.95 HNL12,580.91	+158.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.83 NIO4,268.74	$109.19 HNL2,935.51	-5.7%
Average			+82.4%

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pay 2.4% more for childcare

	Managua	Tegucigalpa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$235.82 NIO8,690.94	$223.49 HNL6,008.47	-5.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,060.00 NIO223K	$6,704.58 HNL180K	+10.6%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Managua	Tegucigalpa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 NIO55.28	$1.12 HNL30.04	-25.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 NIO95.82	$2.20 HNL59.25	-15.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 NIO100.51	$2.98 HNL80.11	+9.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.79 NIO1,282.16	$37.25 HNL1,001.41	+7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 NIO331.69	$5.59 HNL150.21	-37.9%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

	Managua	Tegucigalpa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.88 NIO2,206.90	$52.15 HNL1,401.98	-12.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.00 NIO2,395.54	$49.66 HNL1,335.21	-23.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.64 NIO4,519.99	$102.43 HNL2,753.88	-16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.83 NIO5,337.49	$107.09 HNL2,879.06	-26.1%
Average			-19.9%

Managua vs. Tegucigalpa - Cost of clothing

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