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Tegucigalpa vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Tegucigalpa is 57.1% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 55.3% more in Tegucigalpa
Groceries: pay 24.7% less in Tegucigalpa
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Tegucigalpa
Housing: pay 10.0% less in Tegucigalpa
Childcare: pay 78.7% more in Tegucigalpa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% less in Tegucigalpa
Clothing: pay 37.6% more in Tegucigalpa

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

Tegucigalpa vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.3% more for restaurants

	Manila	Tegucigalpa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$5.86 HNL153.95	-2.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$7.62 HNL200.25	+77.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$1.21 HNL31.91	+25.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$1.12 HNL29.36	+121.8%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 24.7% less for groceries

	Manila	Tegucigalpa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$2.09 HNL55.07	+57.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$3.31 HNL86.95	-22.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$5.33 HNL140.20	-27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$2.06 HNL54.07	-7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$1.71 HNL44.93	-25.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$1.09 HNL28.64	-28.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.67 HNL17.55	-18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$0.52 HNL13.62	-68.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$0.68 HNL17.97	-33.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.89 HNL23.36	-24.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.35 HNL9.08	-74.9%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Manila	Tegucigalpa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$3.95 HNL103.80	-5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$19,045.00 HNL500,613.31	-24.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$28.57 HNL750.92	+876.8%
Average			+282.2%

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pay 10.0% less for housing

	Manila	Tegucigalpa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$40.77 HNL1,071.76	+50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$279.33 HNL7,342.33	-45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$234.89 HNL6,174.23	-6.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$62.32 HNL1,638.01	-38.0%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 78.7% more for childcare

	Manila	Tegucigalpa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$247.59 HNL6,507.97	+78.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	??
Average			+78.7%

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pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Tegucigalpa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$1.14 HNL30.04	-21.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$2.28 HNL59.92	-11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$2.48 HNL65.08	-24.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$35.80 HNL941.15	-15.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$5.71 HNL150.18	-23.7%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 37.6% more for clothing

	Manila	Tegucigalpa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$45.71 HNL1,201.47	-7.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$35.55 HNL934.48	+19.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$107.92 HNL2,836.81	+33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$101.57 HNL2,669.94	+104.4%
Average			+37.6%

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