Cost of living comparison
Tegucigalpa is 55.9% more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
$4.52
HNL111.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
$6.00
HNL148.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
$0.73
HNL18.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
$0.74
HNL18.26
|
|
pay 6.6% more for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
$1.64
HNL40.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
$1.72
HNL42.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
$4.06
HNL100.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
$1.94
HNL47.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
$1.54
HNL37.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
$1.59
HNL39.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
$0.78
HNL19.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
$0.92
HNL22.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
$0.73
HNL17.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
$0.63
HNL15.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
$0.67
HNL16.42
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
$4.16
HNL102.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$27.64
HNL682.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
$20,000.00
HNL493,859.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
$27.42
HNL677.10
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
$58.96
HNL1,455.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
$370.08
HNL9,138.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
$277.46
HNL6,851.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
$52.40
HNL1,293.92
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
$201.12
HNL4,966.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
$4,076.94
HNL100,671.62
|
|
pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
$1.31
HNL32.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
$1.51
HNL37.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
$2.22
HNL54.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
$34.75
HNL858.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
$5.00
HNL123.46
|
|
pay 22.7% less for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
$45.18
HNL1,115.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
$42.36
HNL1,046.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
$81.37
HNL2,009.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
$83.36
HNL2,058.40
|
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