Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 2.6% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 11.0% less for restaurants
Tegucigalpa
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.52
L111.22
|
$3.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
L147.76
|
$6.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
L17.97
|
$0.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L18.21
|
$0.56
|
|
pay 12.2% less for groceries
Tegucigalpa
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
L40.28
|
$1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.72
L42.40
|
$2.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
L99.92
|
$3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
L47.77
|
$1.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
L37.81
|
$2.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
L39.20
|
$0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
L19.29
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
L22.56
|
$0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
L17.90
|
$0.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
L15.58
|
$0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
L16.38
|
$0.46
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
Tegucigalpa
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.16
L102.50
|
$2.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
L680.69
|
$17.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
L492,536.90
|
$24,150.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.42
L675.29
|
$13.73
|
|
pay 21.4% less for housing
Tegucigalpa
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.96
L1,452.03
|
$36.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.08
L9,113.89
|
$339.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.46
L6,832.86
|
$251.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.40
L1,290.45
|
$36.53
|
|
pay 29.4% more for childcare
Tegucigalpa
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.12
L4,952.93
|
$214.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,076.94
L100,402.08
|
$6,198.40
|
|
pay 54.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tegucigalpa
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
L32.34
|
$1.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
L37.21
|
$2.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.22
L54.67
|
$5.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.75
L855.81
|
$35.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
L123.13
|
$6.18
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Tegucigalpa
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
L1,112.73
|
$54.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.36
L1,043.23
|
$42.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.37
L2,003.93
|
$91.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.36
L2,052.89
|
$77.33
|
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