Cost of living comparison

Chile

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Honduras

Tegucigalpa vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Tegucigalpa is 3.8% cheaper than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 23.6% less in Tegucigalpa
Groceries: pay 4.4% more in Tegucigalpa
Transportation: pay 7.2% more in Tegucigalpa
Housing: pay 3.0% more in Tegucigalpa
Childcare: pay 43.8% less in Tegucigalpa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.9% less in Tegucigalpa
Clothing: pay 38.5% more in Tegucigalpa

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

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Tegucigalpa vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.6% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Tegucigalpa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 CLF0.2600	$7.45 HNL200.28	-27.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 CLF0.2200	$7.45 HNL200.28	-14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CLF0.0400	$1.06 HNL28.37	-38.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CLF0.0300	$0.98 HNL26.44	-21.2%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 4.4% more for groceries

	Santiago	Tegucigalpa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 CLF0.0500	$1.91 HNL51.47	+5.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.64 CLF0.1400	$3.41 HNL91.78	-39.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.81 CLF0.1200	$5.27 HNL141.61	+9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.18 CLF0.1000	$1.77 HNL47.67	-57.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 CLF0.0800	$2.51 HNL67.47	-19.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CLF0.0200	$1.61 HNL43.39	+78.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.70 HNL18.82	+0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$0.98 HNL26.24	+32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$0.93 HNL25.04	+19.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 CLF0.0100	$0.86 HNL23.10	+74.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.92 HNL24.73	+35.9%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 7.2% more for transportation

	Santiago	Tegucigalpa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 CLF0.1400	$4.68 HNL125.75	-18.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.93 CLF1.0200	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	$19,555.03 HNL526K	+10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.37 CLF0.1800	$19.37 HNL520.73	+162.9%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 3.0% more for housing

	Santiago	Tegucigalpa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.07 CLF0.4800	$34.55 HNL928.81	+81.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.81 CLF13.8200	$451.86 HNL12,148.41	-18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.90 CLF9.4200	$467.95 HNL12,580.91	+24.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.86 CLF2.8500	$109.19 HNL2,935.51	-4.1%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 43.8% less for childcare

	Santiago	Tegucigalpa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$432.52 CLF10.8100	$223.49 HNL6,008.47	-48.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	$6,704.58 HNL180K	-38.8%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Tegucigalpa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 CLF0.1000	$1.12 HNL30.04	-72.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 CLF0.0800	$2.20 HNL59.25	-32.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.22 CLF0.1300	$2.98 HNL80.11	-42.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 CLF0.8500	$37.25 HNL1,001.41	+9.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 CLF0.1900	$5.59 HNL150.21	-25.7%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 38.5% more for clothing

	Santiago	Tegucigalpa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 CLF1.2600	$52.15 HNL1,401.98	+3.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 CLF0.7200	$49.66 HNL1,335.21	+73.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.29 CLF1.6600	$102.43 HNL2,753.88	+54.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.84 CLF2.0200	$107.09 HNL2,879.06	+32.5%
Average			+38.5%

Santiago vs. Tegucigalpa - Cost of clothing

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