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Tegucigalpa vs. Nuku'alofa Cost of Living Summary

Tegucigalpa is 30.0% more expensive than Nuku'alofa.

Restaurants: pay 42.0% less in Tegucigalpa
Groceries: pay 29.1% less in Tegucigalpa
Transportation: pay 84.1% more in Tegucigalpa
Housing: pay 59.6% less in Tegucigalpa
Childcare: pay 56.9% more in Tegucigalpa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.8% less in Tegucigalpa
Clothing: pay 3.5 times more in Tegucigalpa

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

Tegucigalpa vs. Nuku'alofa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:

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pay 42.0% less for restaurants

	Nuku'alofa	Tegucigalpa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$5.86 HNL153.78	-29.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$7.62 HNL200.03	-26.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$1.21 HNL31.88	-57.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$1.12 HNL29.33	-54.5%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 29.1% less for groceries

	Nuku'alofa	Tegucigalpa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$2.09 HNL55.01	+101.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$3.31 HNL86.86	-26.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$5.33 HNL140.05	-9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$2.06 HNL54.01	-59.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$1.71 HNL44.89	-35.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.09 HNL28.61	-13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$0.67 HNL17.53	-46.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$0.52 HNL13.61	-60.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$0.68 HNL17.95	-59.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$0.89 HNL23.34	-38.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$0.35 HNL9.07	-71.0%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 84.1% more for transportation

	Nuku'alofa	Tegucigalpa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$3.95 HNL103.69	-28.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$19,045.00 HNL500,078.03	+227.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$28.57 HNL750.12	+52.9%
Average			+84.1%

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pay 59.6% less for housing

	Nuku'alofa	Tegucigalpa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$40.77 HNL1,070.61	-67.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$279.33 HNL7,334.48	-55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$234.89 HNL6,167.63
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$62.32 HNL1,636.26	-56.4%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 56.9% more for childcare

	Nuku'alofa	Tegucigalpa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$247.59 HNL6,501.01	+56.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	??
Average			+56.9%

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pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Nuku'alofa	Tegucigalpa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$1.14 HNL30.00	-65.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$2.28 HNL59.85	-21.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$2.48 HNL65.01	-75.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$35.80 HNL940.15	+14.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$5.71 HNL150.02	-86.2%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

	Nuku'alofa	Tegucigalpa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$45.71 HNL1,200.19	+214.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$35.55 HNL933.48	+101.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$107.92 HNL2,833.78	+419.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$101.57 HNL2,667.08	+249.4%
Average			+246.2%

Nuku'alofa vs. Tegucigalpa - Cost of clothing

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