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Castries vs. Tegucigalpa Cost of Living Summary

Castries is 20.4% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.

Restaurants: pay 21.7% more in Castries
Groceries: pay 91.3% more in Castries
Transportation: pay 28.2% more in Castries
Housing: pay 11.5% less in Castries
Childcare: pay 4.8% less in Castries
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.0% more in Castries
Clothing: pay 16.4% more in Castries

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

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Castries vs. Tegucigalpa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.7% more for restaurants

	Tegucigalpa	Castries
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 HNL200.28	$9.25 EC$25.00	+24.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 HNL200.28	$8.33 EC$22.50	+11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 HNL28.37	$1.94 EC$5.25	+84.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 HNL26.44	$0.97 EC$2.62	-1.2%
Average			+21.7%

Tegucigalpa vs. Castries - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.3% more for groceries

	Tegucigalpa	Castries
Bread 1 loaf	$1.91 HNL51.47	$1.86 EC$5.02	-2.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.41 HNL91.78	$5.61 EC$15.17	+64.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 HNL141.61	$7.75 EC$20.95	+47.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 HNL47.67	$4.61 EC$12.47	+160.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 HNL67.47	$4.10 EC$11.09	+63.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 HNL43.39	$3.89 EC$10.50	+140.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 HNL18.82	$0.75 EC$2.02	+6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 HNL26.24	$3.70 EC$10.00	+279.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 HNL25.04	$6.66 EC$18.00	+615.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 HNL23.10	$1.54 EC$4.17	+79.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 HNL24.73	$0.93 EC$2.50	+0.6%
Average			+91.3%

Tegucigalpa vs. Castries - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.2% more for transportation

	Tegucigalpa	Castries
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 HNL125.75	$5.83 EC$15.75	+24.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,555.03 HNL526K	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	+32.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.37 HNL520.73	??
Average			+28.2%

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pay 11.5% less for housing

	Tegucigalpa	Castries
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.55 HNL928.81	$48.60 EC$131.33	+40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$451.86 HNL12,148.41	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	+1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$467.95 HNL12,580.91	$345.35 EC$933.33	-26.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.19 HNL2,935.51	$94.32 EC$254.90	-13.6%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 4.8% less for childcare

	Tegucigalpa	Castries
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$223.49 HNL6,008.47	$212.76 EC$575.00	-4.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,704.58 HNL180K	??
Average			-4.8%

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pay 53.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tegucigalpa	Castries
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 HNL30.04	$2.78 EC$7.50	+148.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 HNL59.25	$3.70 EC$10.00	+67.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 HNL80.11	$9.25 EC$25.00	+210.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.25 HNL1,001.41	$41.63 EC$112.50	+11.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 HNL150.21	$5.55 EC$15.00	-0.7%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 16.4% more for clothing

	Tegucigalpa	Castries
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.15 HNL1,401.98	$83.25 EC$225.00	+59.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.66 HNL1,335.21	$50.88 EC$137.50	+2.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.43 HNL2,753.88	$111.01 EC$300.00	+8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.09 HNL2,879.06	$111.01 EC$300.00	+3.7%
Average			+16.4%

Tegucigalpa vs. Castries - Cost of clothing

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