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Tegucigalpa vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Tegucigalpa is 2.7% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants
pay 4.1% more in Tegucigalpa
Groceries
pay 25.4% more in Tegucigalpa
Transportation
pay 17.2% less in Tegucigalpa
Housing
pay 4.5% more in Tegucigalpa
Childcare
pay 14.3% less in Tegucigalpa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.1% less in Tegucigalpa
Clothing
pay 21.8% more in Tegucigalpa

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

Tegucigalpa vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.1% more for restaurants

 
Pretoria
Tegucigalpa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.01
ZAR148.89
$7.45
HNL200.62
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.41
ZAR89.34
$7.45
HNL200.62
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.06
ZAR17.51
$1.06
HNL28.42

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pay 25.4% more for groceries

 
Pretoria
Tegucigalpa
Bread
1 loaf
$1.10
ZAR18.24
$1.91
HNL51.56
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.18
ZAR69.05
$3.41
HNL91.93
Milk (1 gallon) $4.45
ZAR73.48
$5.27
HNL141.85

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pay 17.2% less for transportation

 
Pretoria
Tegucigalpa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.75
ZAR94.96
$4.68
HNL125.96
Monthly public transit pass $177.56
ZAR2,933.20
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,391.94
ZAR585K
$19,555.03
HNL527K

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pay 4.5% more for housing

 
Pretoria
Tegucigalpa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.83
ZAR608.43
$34.55
HNL930.38
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $454.27
ZAR7,504.23
$451.86
HNL12,168.93
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $405.14
ZAR6,692.76
$467.95
HNL12,602.17

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pay 14.3% less for childcare

 
Pretoria
Tegucigalpa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $260.78
ZAR4,307.98
$223.49
HNL6,018.62
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,821.75
ZAR129K
$6,704.58
HNL181K

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pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Pretoria
Tegucigalpa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.55
ZAR42.19
$1.12
HNL30.09
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.25
ZAR37.22
$2.20
HNL59.35
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.25
ZAR53.68
$2.98
HNL80.25

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pay 21.8% more for clothing

 
Pretoria
Tegucigalpa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.03
ZAR876.06
$52.15
HNL1,404.34
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.00
ZAR528.70
$49.66
HNL1,337.47
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.85
ZAR1,517.36
$102.43
HNL2,758.53

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