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Damascus vs. Tegucigalpa Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 22.0% cheaper than Tegucigalpa.

Restaurants: pay 18.7% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 47.0% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 42.4% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 25.8% less in Damascus
Childcare: pay 71.9% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.8% more in Damascus
Clothing: pay 38.7% less in Damascus

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

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Damascus vs. Tegucigalpa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.7% more for restaurants

	Tegucigalpa	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 HNL200.28	$10.00 SYP130K	+34.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 HNL200.28	$7.00 SYP91,014	-6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 HNL28.37	$2.25 SYP29,254	+113.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 HNL26.44	$0.85 SYP11,008	-13.9%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 47.0% less for groceries

	Tegucigalpa	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.91 HNL51.47	$0.40 SYP5,199	-79.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.41 HNL91.78	$1.96 SYP25,477	-42.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 HNL141.61	$4.03 SYP52,433	-23.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 HNL47.67	$1.59 SYP20,653	-10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 HNL67.47	$2.59 SYP33,645	+3.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 HNL43.39	$0.47 SYP6,174	-70.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 HNL18.82	$0.63 SYP8,218	-9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 HNL26.24	$0.51 SYP6,582	-48.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 HNL25.04	$0.47 SYP6,154	-49.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 HNL23.10	$0.35 SYP4,563	-59.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 HNL24.73	$0.35 SYP4,608	-61.5%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 42.4% more for transportation

	Tegucigalpa	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 HNL125.75	$13.98 SYP182K	+198.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.00 SYP130K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,555.03 HNL526K	$15,000.00 SYP195M	-23.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.37 HNL520.73	$13.15 SYP171K	-32.1%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 25.8% less for housing

	Tegucigalpa	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.55 HNL928.81	$46.25 SYP601K	+33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$451.86 HNL12,148.41	$523.33 SYP7M	+15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$467.95 HNL12,580.91	$186.00 SYP2M	-60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.19 HNL2,935.51	$107.06 SYP1M	-1.9%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 71.9% less for childcare

	Tegucigalpa	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$223.49 HNL6,008.47	$66.67 SYP867K	-70.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,704.58 HNL180K	$1,780.73 SYP23M	-73.4%
Average			-71.9%

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pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Tegucigalpa	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 HNL30.04	$2.00 SYP26,004	+79.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 HNL59.25	$3.71 SYP48,293	+68.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 HNL80.11	$2.77 SYP36,000	-7.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.25 HNL1,001.41	$28.00 SYP364K	-24.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 HNL150.21	$5.50 SYP71,511	-1.6%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 38.7% less for clothing

	Tegucigalpa	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.15 HNL1,401.98	$28.60 SYP372K	-45.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.66 HNL1,335.21	$40.00 SYP520K	-19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.43 HNL2,753.88	$60.00 SYP780K	-41.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.09 HNL2,879.06	$58.33 SYP758K	-45.5%
Average			-38.7%

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