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Buenos Aires vs. Tegucigalpa Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 36.9% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 5.1% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 12.0% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 35.3% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 66.1% more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.4% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 59.7% more in Buenos Aires

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, housing, and transportation in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires vs. Tegucigalpa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Tegucigalpa	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 HNL200.28	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+155.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 HNL200.28	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+73.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 HNL28.37	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	+90.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 HNL26.44	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	+61.9%
Average			+107.1%

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pay 5.1% more for groceries

	Tegucigalpa	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.91 HNL51.47	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+29.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.41 HNL91.78	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	+53.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 HNL141.61	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	+4.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 HNL47.67	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	+58.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 HNL67.47	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	+83.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 HNL43.39	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	-20.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 HNL18.82	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	+38.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 HNL26.24	$0.65 ARS986.80	-33.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 HNL25.04	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	-1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 HNL23.10	$0.56 ARS848.63	-34.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 HNL24.73	$0.56 ARS844.64	-39.5%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 12.0% more for transportation

	Tegucigalpa	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 HNL125.75	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	+12.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.50 ARS41,738.12
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,555.03 HNL526K	$28,500.00 ARS43M	+45.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.37 HNL520.73	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-50.4%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 35.3% more for housing

	Tegucigalpa	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.55 HNL928.81	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	-9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$451.86 HNL12,148.41	$770.79 ARS1M	+70.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$467.95 HNL12,580.91	$509.75 ARS774K	+8.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.19 HNL2,935.51	$162.43 ARS247K	+48.8%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 66.1% more for childcare

	Tegucigalpa	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$223.49 HNL6,008.47	$464.87 ARS706K	+108.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,704.58 HNL180K	$8,896.36 ARS14M	+32.7%
Average			+66.1%

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pay 87.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tegucigalpa	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 HNL30.04	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	+253.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 HNL59.25	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	+75.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 HNL80.11	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	+41.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.25 HNL1,001.41	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	+34.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 HNL150.21	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	+85.8%
Average			+87.4%

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pay 59.7% more for clothing

	Tegucigalpa	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.15 HNL1,401.98	$120.49 ARS183K	+131.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.66 HNL1,335.21	$95.69 ARS145K	+92.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.43 HNL2,753.88	$115.94 ARS176K	+13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.09 HNL2,879.06	$138.37 ARS210K	+29.2%
Average			+59.7%

Tegucigalpa vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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