Cost of living comparison
Tegucigalpa is 7.2% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Quito, you would:
pay 3.3% more for restaurants
Quito
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
|
$4.52
HNL111.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
|
$6.00
HNL147.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
|
$0.73
HNL17.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
|
$0.74
HNL18.22
|
|
pay 27.1% more for groceries
Quito
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
|
$1.64
HNL40.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
|
$1.72
HNL42.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$4.06
HNL99.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
|
$1.94
HNL47.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$1.54
HNL37.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.59
HNL39.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.78
HNL19.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.92
HNL22.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.73
HNL17.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.63
HNL15.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.67
HNL16.38
|
|
pay 68.1% more for transportation
Quito
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$4.16
HNL102.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.50
|
$27.64
HNL680.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$20,000.00
HNL492,690.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$27.42
HNL675.50
|
|
pay 31.4% more for housing
Quito
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
|
$58.96
HNL1,452.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.75
|
$370.08
HNL9,116.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.88
|
$277.46
HNL6,834.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.49
|
$52.40
HNL1,290.85
|
|
pay 30.9% less for childcare
Quito
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.31
|
$201.12
HNL4,954.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,961.11
|
$4,076.94
HNL100,433.36
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.31
HNL32.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$1.51
HNL37.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$2.22
HNL54.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.46
|
$34.75
HNL856.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$5.00
HNL123.17
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Quito
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
|
$45.18
HNL1,113.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.71
|
$42.36
HNL1,043.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.31
|
$81.37
HNL2,004.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.25
|
$83.36
HNL2,053.53
|
|
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