Cost of living comparison
Tegucigalpa is 34.5% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Praia, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE484.24
|
$4.52
HNL111.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
$6.00
HNL147.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.41
|
$0.73
HNL17.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.97
|
$0.74
HNL18.22
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
Praia
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.80
|
$1.64
HNL40.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE333.81
|
$1.72
HNL42.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE365.94
|
$4.06
HNL99.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.98
|
$1.94
HNL47.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.97
|
$1.54
HNL37.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.38
|
$1.59
HNL39.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
$0.78
HNL19.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
$0.92
HNL22.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.27
|
$0.73
HNL17.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.53
|
$0.63
HNL15.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE67.16
|
$0.67
HNL16.38
|
|
pay 20.0% more for transportation
Praia
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE661.38
|
$4.16
HNL102.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
$27.64
HNL680.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
$20,000.00
HNL492,690.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
$27.42
HNL675.50
|
|
pay 29.8% more for housing
Praia
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,229.24
|
$58.96
HNL1,452.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,529.69
|
$370.08
HNL9,116.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,374.04
|
$277.46
HNL6,834.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,482.78
|
$52.40
HNL1,290.85
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,917.00
|
$201.12
HNL4,954.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE110,288.25
|
$4,076.94
HNL100,433.36
|
|
pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE235.64
|
$1.31
HNL32.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE154.11
|
$1.51
HNL37.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
$2.22
HNL54.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,893.36
|
$34.75
HNL856.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
$5.00
HNL123.17
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
Praia
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.18
HNL1,113.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
$42.36
HNL1,043.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
$81.37
HNL2,004.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,254.25
|
$83.36
HNL2,053.53
|
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