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Asmara vs. Tegucigalpa Cost of Living Summary

Asmara is 14.2% cheaper than Tegucigalpa.

Restaurants: pay 47.2% more in Asmara
Groceries: pay 14.8% more in Asmara
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Asmara
Housing: pay 52.8% less in Asmara
Childcare: pay 79.2% less in Asmara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.5% less in Asmara
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Asmara

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

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Asmara vs. Tegucigalpa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.2% more for restaurants

	Tegucigalpa	Asmara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 HNL200.28	$21.00 ERN315.00	+181.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 HNL200.28	$5.99 ERN89.85	-19.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 HNL28.37	$1.00 ERN15.00	-5.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 HNL26.44	$1.00 ERN15.00	+1.7%
Average			+47.2%

Tegucigalpa vs. Asmara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.8% more for groceries

	Tegucigalpa	Asmara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.91 HNL51.47	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.41 HNL91.78	$1.50 ERN22.50	-56.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 HNL141.61	$6.06 ERN90.85	+15.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 HNL47.67	$4.38 ERN65.70	+147.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 HNL67.47	$12.17 ERN182.57	+385.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 HNL43.39	$5.54 ERN83.16	+243.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 HNL18.82	$0.58 ERN8.69	-17.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 HNL26.24	$0.91 ERN13.61	-7.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 HNL25.04	$0.53 ERN7.94	-43.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 HNL23.10	$0.82 ERN12.25	-5.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 HNL24.73	$0.42 ERN6.35	-54.0%
Average			+14.8%

Tegucigalpa vs. Asmara - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Tegucigalpa	Asmara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 HNL125.75	$9.46 ERN141.95	+102.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.00 ERN120.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,555.03 HNL526K	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	+240.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.37 HNL520.73	??
Average			+157.4%

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pay 52.8% less for housing

	Tegucigalpa	Asmara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.55 HNL928.81	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+478.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$451.86 HNL12,148.41	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$467.95 HNL12,580.91	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	-57.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.19 HNL2,935.51	$19.12 ERN286.76	-82.5%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 79.2% less for childcare

	Tegucigalpa	Asmara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$223.49 HNL6,008.47	$25.00 ERN375.00	-88.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,704.58 HNL180K	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	-61.2%
Average			-79.2%

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pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Tegucigalpa	Asmara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 HNL30.04	$0.60 ERN9.00	-46.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 HNL59.25	$0.80 ERN12.00	-63.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 HNL80.11	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.25 HNL1,001.41	$27.00 ERN405.00	-27.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 HNL150.21	$1.20 ERN18.00	-78.5%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Tegucigalpa	Asmara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.15 HNL1,401.98	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	+158.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.66 HNL1,335.21	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	+141.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.43 HNL2,753.88	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+95.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.09 HNL2,879.06	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	+40.1%
Average			+103.4%

Tegucigalpa vs. Asmara - Cost of clothing

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