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Tegucigalpa vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Tegucigalpa is 5.6% cheaper than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 20.1% more in Tegucigalpa
Groceries: pay 10.1% less in Tegucigalpa
Transportation: pay 4.3% less in Tegucigalpa
Housing: pay 19.7% less in Tegucigalpa
Childcare: pay 9.8% more in Tegucigalpa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.1% less in Tegucigalpa
Clothing: pay 10.1% less in Tegucigalpa

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

Tegucigalpa vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 20.1% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Tegucigalpa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.05 DOP502.88	$5.86 HNL153.78	-27.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 DOP452.59	$7.62 HNL200.03	+5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP60.76	$1.21 HNL31.88	+24.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 DOP39.22	$1.12 HNL29.33	+77.9%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 10.1% less for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Tegucigalpa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 DOP93.46	$2.09 HNL55.01	+40.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 DOP228.35	$3.31 HNL86.86	-9.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 DOP312.19	$5.33 HNL140.05	+6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 DOP149.43	$2.06 HNL54.01	-14.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 DOP154.41	$1.71 HNL44.89	-30.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 DOP89.07	$1.09 HNL28.61	-23.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 DOP24.02	$0.67 HNL17.53	+73.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DOP79.13	$0.52 HNL13.61	-59.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.56	$0.68 HNL17.95	-17.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP63.13	$0.89 HNL23.34	-12.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP62.82	$0.35 HNL9.07	-65.6%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 4.3% less for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Tegucigalpa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 DOP293.26	$3.95 HNL103.69	-15.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.35 DOP2,208.30	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	$19,045.00 HNL500,078.03	-35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	$28.57 HNL750.12	+38.6%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 19.7% less for housing

	Santo Domingo	Tegucigalpa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.89 DOP2,179.60	$40.77 HNL1,070.61	+16.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$642.68 DOP40,144.70	$279.33 HNL7,334.48	-56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.05 DOP21,053.72	$234.89 HNL6,167.63	-30.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	$62.32 HNL1,636.26	-9.0%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 9.8% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Tegucigalpa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	$247.59 HNL6,501.01	+9.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,865.34 DOP491,308.53	??
Average			+9.8%

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pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Tegucigalpa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.42 DOP150.86	$1.14 HNL30.00	-52.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 DOP147.29	$2.28 HNL59.85	-3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 DOP352.02	$2.48 HNL65.01	-56.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.17 DOP2,071.87	$35.80 HNL940.15	+7.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.25 DOP452.59	$5.71 HNL150.02	-21.1%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 10.1% less for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Tegucigalpa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.49 DOP3,653.43	$45.71 HNL1,200.19	-21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	$35.55 HNL933.48	-26.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.54 DOP5,468.20	$107.92 HNL2,833.78	+23.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	$101.57 HNL2,667.08	-15.9%
Average			-10.1%

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