Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 77.9% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Tegucigalpa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.52
HNL111.52
|
$14.21
UYU547.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
HNL148.16
|
$10.33
UYU397.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
HNL18.02
|
$1.89
UYU72.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
HNL18.26
|
$1.50
UYU57.58
|
|
pay 56.8% more for groceries
Tegucigalpa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
HNL40.39
|
$2.54
UYU97.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.72
HNL42.51
|
$5.81
UYU223.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
HNL100.19
|
$4.25
UYU163.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
HNL47.89
|
$3.63
UYU139.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
HNL37.91
|
$4.39
UYU169.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
HNL39.31
|
$0.86
UYU32.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
HNL19.34
|
$1.11
UYU42.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
HNL22.62
|
$0.56
UYU21.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
HNL17.95
|
$1.25
UYU48.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
HNL15.62
|
$0.72
UYU27.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL16.42
|
$0.74
UYU28.68
|
|
pay 56.4% more for transportation
Tegucigalpa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.16
HNL102.78
|
$7.51
UYU289.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
HNL682.51
|
$46.50
UYU1,790.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
HNL493,859.20
|
$41,329.05
UYU1,591,373.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.42
HNL677.10
|
$19.24
UYU740.98
|
|
pay 55.6% more for housing
Tegucigalpa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.96
HNL1,455.93
|
$40.79
UYU1,570.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.08
HNL9,138.36
|
$599.74
UYU23,093.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.46
HNL6,851.21
|
$495.10
UYU19,063.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.40
HNL1,293.92
|
$111.42
UYU4,290.14
|
|
pay 75.8% more for childcare
Tegucigalpa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.12
HNL4,966.22
|
$353.02
UYU13,592.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,076.94
HNL100,671.62
|
$7,177.69
UYU276,376.81
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tegucigalpa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
HNL32.42
|
$3.10
UYU119.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
HNL37.31
|
$3.91
UYU150.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.22
HNL54.82
|
$4.78
UYU184.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.75
HNL858.11
|
$50.84
UYU1,957.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
HNL123.46
|
$9.56
UYU368.01
|
|
pay 54.1% more for clothing
Tegucigalpa
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
HNL1,115.71
|
$101.50
UYU3,908.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.36
HNL1,046.03
|
$46.37
UYU1,785.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.37
HNL2,009.31
|
$119.79
UYU4,612.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.36
HNL2,058.40
|
$112.62
UYU4,336.49
|
|
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