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Honduras

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Liberia

Monrovia vs. Tegucigalpa Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 15.4% cheaper than Tegucigalpa.

Restaurants: pay 31.6% more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 0.7% less in Monrovia
Housing: pay 54.3% less in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 74.2% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.0% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 38.2% less in Monrovia

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

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Monrovia vs. Tegucigalpa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.6% more for restaurants

	Tegucigalpa	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 HNL200.28	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	+0.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 HNL200.28	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	+47.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 HNL28.37	$2.00 LRD341.50	+89.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 HNL26.44	$2.00 LRD341.50	+103.4%
Average			+31.6%

Tegucigalpa vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Tegucigalpa	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.91 HNL51.47	$1.79 LRD305.86	-6.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.41 HNL91.78	$3.86 LRD658.77	+13.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 HNL141.61	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	+52.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 HNL47.67	$3.60 LRD614.70	+103.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 HNL67.47	$5.38 LRD917.79	+114.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 HNL43.39	$0.74 LRD126.76	-54.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 HNL18.82	$3.83 LRD654.55	+447.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 HNL26.24	$4.67 LRD796.84	+378.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 HNL25.04	$5.00 LRD853.76	+436.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 HNL23.10	$1.00 LRD170.75	+16.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 HNL24.73	$4.83 LRD825.30	+425.6%
Average			+105.5%

Tegucigalpa vs. Monrovia - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.7% less for transportation

	Tegucigalpa	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 HNL125.75	$4.69 LRD801.39	+0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 LRD3,415.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,555.03 HNL526K	$20,000.00 LRD3M	+2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.37 HNL520.73	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	-12.7%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 54.3% less for housing

	Tegucigalpa	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.55 HNL928.81	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	+421.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$451.86 HNL12,148.41	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$467.95 HNL12,580.91	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	-79.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.19 HNL2,935.51	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	+5.8%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 74.2% less for childcare

	Tegucigalpa	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$223.49 HNL6,008.47	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	-55.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,704.58 HNL180K	$1,000.00 LRD171K	-85.1%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tegucigalpa	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 HNL30.04	$4.00 LRD683.00	+258.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 HNL59.25	$3.00 LRD512.25	+36.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 HNL80.11	$5.00 LRD853.76	+67.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.25 HNL1,001.41	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	+67.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 HNL150.21	$5.00 LRD853.76	-10.5%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 38.2% less for clothing

	Tegucigalpa	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.15 HNL1,401.98	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	-52.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.66 HNL1,335.21	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	-34.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.43 HNL2,753.88	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	-46.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.09 HNL2,879.06	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	-13.6%
Average			-38.2%

Tegucigalpa vs. Monrovia - Cost of clothing

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