Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 38.6% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 64.4% more for restaurants
Tegucigalpa
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.08
HNL150.14
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.32
HNL180.75
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
HNL18.96
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
HNL16.92
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 88.4% more for groceries
Tegucigalpa
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
HNL52.82
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
HNL54.17
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
HNL133.37
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
HNL58.04
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
HNL34.96
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
HNL34.01
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HNL18.84
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
HNL22.62
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.61
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.59
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
HNL14.95
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 45.3% more for transportation
Tegucigalpa
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
HNL104.91
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
HNL682.51
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,133.97
HNL497,167.33
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.65
HNL682.72
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Tegucigalpa
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.94
HNL1,109.75
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.19
HNL5,338.40
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.21
HNL5,906.82
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.17
HNL1,337.58
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 73.7% less for childcare
Tegucigalpa
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$299.08
HNL7,385.12
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,792.63
HNL93,651.14
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
Tegucigalpa
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
HNL40.25
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
HNL50.82
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
HNL55.05
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.68
HNL1,276.21
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
HNL150.14
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 70.6% more for clothing
Tegucigalpa
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.83
HNL934.22
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
HNL934.22
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.15
HNL2,769.30
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.10
HNL2,669.20
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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