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Freetown vs. Tegucigalpa Cost of Living Summary

Freetown is 6.8% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.

Restaurants: pay 34.0% less in Freetown
Groceries: pay 10.4% more in Freetown
Transportation: pay 30.0% less in Freetown
Housing: pay 78.2% more in Freetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.0% more in Freetown
Clothing: pay 74.0% less in Freetown

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

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Freetown vs. Tegucigalpa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.0% less for restaurants

	Tegucigalpa	Freetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 HNL200.28	$2.00 SLL41,939	-73.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 HNL200.28	$11.00 SLL231K	+47.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 HNL28.37	$1.83 SLL38,444	+73.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 HNL26.44	$0.85 SLL17,805	-13.7%
Average			-34.0%

Tegucigalpa vs. Freetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.4% more for groceries

	Tegucigalpa	Freetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.91 HNL51.47	$0.66 SLL13,755	-65.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.41 HNL91.78	$3.54 SLL74,319	+3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 HNL141.61	$9.15 SLL192K	+73.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 HNL47.67	$1.81 SLL38,023	+2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 HNL67.47	$4.54 SLL95,116	+80.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 HNL43.39	$3.18 SLL66,581	+96.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 HNL18.82	$1.36 SLL28,535	+94.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 HNL26.24	$0.32 SLL6,742	-67.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 HNL25.04	$2.27 SLL47,558	+143.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 HNL23.10	$0.91 SLL19,023	+5.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 HNL24.73	$0.74 SLL15,488	-19.7%
Average			+10.4%

Tegucigalpa vs. Freetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.0% less for transportation

	Tegucigalpa	Freetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 HNL125.75	$5.02 SLL105K	+7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,555.03 HNL526K	$12,000.00 SLL252M	-38.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.37 HNL520.73	$4.50 SLL94,363	-76.8%
Average			-30.0%

Tegucigalpa vs. Freetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 78.2% more for housing

	Tegucigalpa	Freetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.55 HNL928.81	$55.00 SLL1M	+59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$451.86 HNL12,148.41	$928.33 SLL19M	+105.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$467.95 HNL12,580.91	$1,261.67 SLL26M	+169.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.19 HNL2,935.51	$45.88 SLL962K	-58.0%
Average			+78.2%

Tegucigalpa vs. Freetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Tegucigalpa	Freetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$223.49 HNL6,008.47	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,704.58 HNL180K	??

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pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tegucigalpa	Freetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 HNL30.04	$2.25 SLL47,181	+101.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 HNL59.25	$2.76 SLL57,878	+25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 HNL80.11	$3.00 SLL62,908	+0.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.25 HNL1,001.41	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 HNL150.21	??
Average			+45.0%

Tegucigalpa vs. Freetown - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 74.0% less for clothing

	Tegucigalpa	Freetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.15 HNL1,401.98	$10.00 SLL210K	-80.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.66 HNL1,335.21	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.43 HNL2,753.88	$20.00 SLL419K	-80.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.09 HNL2,879.06	$50.00 SLL1M	-53.3%
Average			-74.0%

Tegucigalpa vs. Freetown - Cost of clothing

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