Cost of living comparison
Lima is 7.1% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Lima instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
Tegucigalpa
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.52
HNL111.25
|
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
HNL147.81
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
HNL17.98
|
$0.87
PEN3.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
HNL18.22
|
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
Tegucigalpa
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
HNL40.30
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.72
HNL42.41
|
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
HNL99.96
|
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
HNL47.78
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
HNL37.82
|
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
HNL39.22
|
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
HNL19.30
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
HNL22.56
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
HNL17.90
|
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
HNL15.58
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL16.38
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
Tegucigalpa
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.16
HNL102.54
|
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
HNL680.90
|
$16.75
PEN62.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
HNL492,690.38
|
$21,401.64
PEN79,670.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.42
HNL675.50
|
$15.52
PEN57.76
|
|
pay 2.4% more for housing
Tegucigalpa
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.96
HNL1,452.48
|
$28.39
PEN105.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.08
HNL9,116.73
|
$503.74
PEN1,875.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.46
HNL6,834.99
|
$328.82
PEN1,224.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.40
HNL1,290.85
|
$55.84
PEN207.87
|
|
pay 19.2% more for childcare
Tegucigalpa
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.12
HNL4,954.47
|
$200.22
PEN745.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,076.94
HNL100,433.36
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,048.44
|
|
pay 64.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tegucigalpa
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
HNL32.35
|
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
HNL37.23
|
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.22
HNL54.69
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.75
HNL856.08
|
$37.28
PEN138.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
HNL123.17
|
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Tegucigalpa
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
HNL1,113.07
|
$42.06
PEN156.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.36
HNL1,043.55
|
$28.40
PEN105.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.37
HNL2,004.55
|
$72.34
PEN269.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.36
HNL2,053.53
|
$73.12
PEN272.21
|
|
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