Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 45.3% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 58.3% more for restaurants
Tegucigalpa
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.08
HNL149.76
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.32
HNL180.29
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
HNL18.91
|
$1.45
F CFA875
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
HNL16.88
|
$1.34
F CFA809
|
|
pay 37.7% more for groceries
Tegucigalpa
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
HNL52.68
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
HNL54.03
|
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
HNL133.03
|
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
HNL57.90
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
HNL34.87
|
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
HNL33.92
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HNL18.79
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
HNL22.56
|
$0.96
F CFA579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.57
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.54
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
HNL14.92
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
Tegucigalpa
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
HNL104.64
|
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
HNL680.78
|
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,133.97
HNL495,906.77
|
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.65
HNL680.99
|
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Tegucigalpa
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.94
HNL1,106.94
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.19
HNL5,324.87
|
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.21
HNL5,891.84
|
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.17
HNL1,334.19
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
|
pay 61.6% more for childcare
Tegucigalpa
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$299.08
HNL7,366.40
|
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,792.63
HNL93,413.69
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
|
pay 32.7% more for entertainment and sports
Tegucigalpa
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
HNL40.15
|
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
HNL50.70
|
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
HNL54.91
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.68
HNL1,272.98
|
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
HNL149.76
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Tegucigalpa
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.83
HNL931.85
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
HNL931.85
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.15
HNL2,762.28
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.10
HNL2,662.43
|
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
|
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