Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 6.6% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 34.4% more for restaurants
Tegucigalpa
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.08
HNL150.14
|
$8.50
ARS7,494.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.32
HNL180.75
|
$6.00
ARS5,290.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
HNL18.96
|
$1.33
ARS1,176.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
HNL16.92
|
$0.97
ARS857.85
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
Tegucigalpa
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
HNL52.82
|
$2.02
ARS1,783.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
HNL54.17
|
$4.64
ARS4,090.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
HNL133.37
|
$4.08
ARS3,595.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
HNL58.04
|
$2.08
ARS1,835.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
HNL34.96
|
$2.06
ARS1,818.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
HNL34.01
|
$0.83
ARS728.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HNL18.84
|
$0.81
ARS710.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
HNL22.62
|
$0.57
ARS503.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.61
|
$0.75
ARS663.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.59
|
$0.39
ARS343.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
HNL14.95
|
$0.40
ARS352.89
|
|
pay 39.8% less for transportation
Tegucigalpa
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
HNL104.91
|
$3.45
ARS3,043.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
HNL682.51
|
$9.00
ARS7,935.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,133.97
HNL497,167.33
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,633,807.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.65
HNL682.72
|
$7.66
ARS6,753.75
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
Tegucigalpa
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.94
HNL1,109.75
|
$20.18
ARS17,789.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.19
HNL5,338.40
|
$491.75
ARS433,571.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.21
HNL5,906.82
|
$356.25
ARS314,102.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.17
HNL1,337.58
|
$35.17
ARS31,012.28
|
|
pay 5.6% more for childcare
Tegucigalpa
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$299.08
HNL7,385.12
|
$219.88
ARS193,861.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,792.63
HNL93,651.14
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,606,999.20
|
|
pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tegucigalpa
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
HNL40.25
|
$1.50
ARS1,322.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
HNL50.82
|
$2.28
ARS2,009.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
HNL55.05
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.68
HNL1,276.21
|
$21.45
ARS18,915.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
HNL150.14
|
$4.27
ARS3,763.74
|
|
pay 47.4% more for clothing
Tegucigalpa
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.83
HNL934.22
|
$81.61
ARS71,951.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
HNL934.22
|
$65.79
ARS58,007.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.15
HNL2,769.30
|
$116.21
ARS102,457.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.10
HNL2,669.20
|
$104.11
ARS91,793.99
|
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