Tegucigalpa vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Tegucigalpa is 25.5% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants
pay 15.2% less in Tegucigalpa
Groceries
pay 46.8% less in Tegucigalpa
Transportation
pay 17.7% less in Tegucigalpa
Housing
pay 36.0% less in Tegucigalpa
Childcare
pay 2.8 times more in Tegucigalpa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 41.9% less in Tegucigalpa
Clothing
pay 42.4% more in Tegucigalpa

The cost of childcare and clothing in Tegucigalpa are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Tegucigalpa. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Tegucigalpa.

Tegucigalpa vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of St. George's, you would:

pay 15.2% less for restaurants

 
St. George's
Tegucigalpa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$7.45
HNL200.28
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.33
EC$22.50
$7.45
HNL200.28
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.94
EC$5.25
$1.06
HNL28.37

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pay 46.8% less for groceries

 
St. George's
Tegucigalpa
Bread
1 loaf
$2.38
EC$6.44
$1.91
HNL51.47
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.93
EC$18.74
$3.41
HNL91.78
Milk (1 gallon) $15.41
EC$41.64
$5.27
HNL141.61

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pay 17.7% less for transportation

 
St. George's
Tegucigalpa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.28
EC$14.26
$4.68
HNL125.75
Monthly public transit pass $64.35
EC$173.91
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,901.46
EC$70,000.00
$19,555.03
HNL526K

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pay 36.0% less for housing

 
St. George's
Tegucigalpa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.94
EC$137.67
$34.55
HNL928.81
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,134.73
EC$3,066.67
$451.86
HNL12,148.41
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $437.86
EC$1,183.33
$467.95
HNL12,580.91

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

 
St. George's
Tegucigalpa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $55.50
EC$150.00
$223.49
HNL6,008.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
$6,704.58
HNL180K

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pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
St. George's
Tegucigalpa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.78
EC$7.50
$1.12
HNL30.04
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.38
EC$11.83
$2.20
HNL59.25
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.98
HNL80.11

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pay 42.4% more for clothing

 
St. George's
Tegucigalpa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$35.15
EC$95.00
$52.15
HNL1,401.98
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.40
EC$120.00
$49.66
HNL1,335.21
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$50.57
EC$136.67
$102.43
HNL2,753.88

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