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Colombo vs. Tegucigalpa Cost of Living Summary

Colombo is 27.4% cheaper than Tegucigalpa.

Restaurants: pay 37.4% less in Colombo
Groceries: pay 16.4% less in Colombo
Transportation: pay 6.5% more in Colombo
Housing: pay 24.8% less in Colombo
Childcare: pay 82.5% less in Colombo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% less in Colombo
Clothing: pay 56.7% less in Colombo

Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Colombo.

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Colombo vs. Tegucigalpa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.4% less for restaurants

	Tegucigalpa	Colombo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 HNL200.28	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	-48.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 HNL200.28	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	+1.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 HNL28.37	$0.70 LKR232.56	-33.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 HNL26.44	$0.26 LKR87.00	-73.3%
Average			-37.4%

Tegucigalpa vs. Colombo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.4% less for groceries

	Tegucigalpa	Colombo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.91 HNL51.47	$0.55 LKR181.98	-71.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.41 HNL91.78	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	+101.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 HNL141.61	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	+14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 HNL47.67	$1.64 LKR541.78	-7.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 HNL67.47	$2.21 LKR731.08	-12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 HNL43.39	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	+89.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 HNL18.82	$0.37 LKR122.81	-47.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 HNL26.24	$2.03 LKR672.87	+108.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 HNL25.04	$0.57 LKR187.42	-39.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 HNL23.10	$0.46 LKR150.85	-47.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 HNL24.73	$0.35 LKR116.82	-61.6%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 6.5% more for transportation

	Tegucigalpa	Colombo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 HNL125.75	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	+9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$7.19 LKR2,381.42
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,555.03 HNL526K	$37,024.95 LKR12M	+89.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.37 HNL520.73	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	-83.0%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 24.8% less for housing

	Tegucigalpa	Colombo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.55 HNL928.81	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	-39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$451.86 HNL12,148.41	$589.61 LKR195K	+30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$467.95 HNL12,580.91	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	-42.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.19 HNL2,935.51	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	-62.3%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 82.5% less for childcare

	Tegucigalpa	Colombo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$223.49 HNL6,008.47	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	-83.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,704.58 HNL180K	$1,208.98 LKR400K	-82.0%
Average			-82.5%

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pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Tegucigalpa	Colombo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 HNL30.04	$2.21 LKR730.76	+97.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 HNL59.25	$2.51 LKR832.69	+14.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 HNL80.11	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	+244.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.25 HNL1,001.41	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	-62.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 HNL150.21	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	-18.9%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 56.7% less for clothing

	Tegucigalpa	Colombo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.15 HNL1,401.98	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	-65.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.66 HNL1,335.21	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	-66.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.43 HNL2,753.88	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	-22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.09 HNL2,879.06	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	-61.0%
Average			-56.7%

Tegucigalpa vs. Colombo - Cost of clothing

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