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China

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Honduras

Tegucigalpa vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Tegucigalpa is 7.7% cheaper than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 66.2% more in Tegucigalpa
Groceries: pay 16.0% more in Tegucigalpa
Transportation: pay 15.0% more in Tegucigalpa
Housing: pay 20.4% less in Tegucigalpa
Childcare: pay 80.4% less in Tegucigalpa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% less in Tegucigalpa
Clothing: pay 15.3% more in Tegucigalpa

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

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Tegucigalpa vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.2% more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Tegucigalpa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.94	$7.45 HNL200.28	+66.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.93	$7.45 HNL200.28	+42.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.01	$1.06 HNL28.37	+76.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$0.98 HNL26.44	+165.8%
Average			+66.2%

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pay 16.0% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Tegucigalpa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.22	$1.91 HNL51.47	-3.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.52	$3.41 HNL91.78	-60.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥46.02	$5.27 HNL141.61	-23.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.36	$1.77 HNL47.67	+4.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.89	$2.51 HNL67.47	+69.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.65	$1.61 HNL43.39	+62.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.16	$0.70 HNL18.82	-9.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.05	$0.98 HNL26.24	+8.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.15	$0.93 HNL25.04	+21.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.40	$0.86 HNL23.10	+140.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.90	$0.92 HNL24.73	+112.3%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 15.0% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Tegucigalpa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.21	$4.68 HNL125.75	-5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.59	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$19,555.03 HNL526K	+0.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.92	$19.37 HNL520.73	+241.7%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 20.4% less for housing

	Shanghai	Tegucigalpa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.59	$34.55 HNL928.81	+227.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,938.07	$451.86 HNL12,148.41	-56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,938.93	$467.95 HNL12,580.91	-20.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.77	$109.19 HNL2,935.51	+147.8%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 80.4% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Tegucigalpa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,457.42	$223.49 HNL6,008.47	-84.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$6,704.58 HNL180K	-75.8%
Average			-80.4%

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pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Tegucigalpa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.98	$1.12 HNL30.04	-6.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.41	$2.20 HNL59.25	-34.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.95	$2.98 HNL80.11	-20.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥439.52	$37.25 HNL1,001.41	-43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.88	$5.59 HNL150.21	-37.6%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 15.3% more for clothing

	Shanghai	Tegucigalpa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥363.79	$52.15 HNL1,401.98	-4.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥248.19	$49.66 HNL1,335.21	+33.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥505.08	$102.43 HNL2,753.88	+35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥707.25	$107.09 HNL2,879.06	+1.3%
Average			+15.3%

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