Cost of living comparison
Tegucigalpa is 2.6% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 12.9% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.58
|
$4.52
L111.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.75
|
$6.00
L147.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$0.73
L17.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$0.74
L18.22
|
|
pay 22.3% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.33
|
$1.64
L40.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$1.72
L42.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$4.06
L99.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.03
|
$1.94
L47.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.41
|
$1.54
L37.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$1.59
L39.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
$0.78
L19.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$0.92
L22.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.73
L17.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.63
L15.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.67
L16.38
|
|
pay 8.7% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.72
|
$4.16
L102.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$27.64
L680.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$20,000.00
L492,685.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.65
|
$27.42
L675.49
|
|
pay 15.4% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.79
|
$58.96
L1,452.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,868.91
|
$370.08
L9,116.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,583.57
|
$277.46
L6,834.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.40
|
$52.40
L1,290.84
|
|
pay 48.2% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC866.27
|
$201.12
L4,954.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,978.16
|
$4,076.94
L100,432.36
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$1.31
L32.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.52
|
$1.51
L37.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$2.22
L54.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.07
|
$34.75
L856.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$5.00
L123.17
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$45.18
L1,113.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$42.36
L1,043.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$81.37
L2,004.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$83.36
L2,053.51
|
|
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