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Santo Domingo vs. Tegucigalpa Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 20.7% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 35.9% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 15.5% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 42.2% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 9.0% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.4% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 15.8% more in Santo Domingo

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Tegucigalpa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:

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pay 7.8% less for restaurants

	Tegucigalpa	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.86 HNL153.78	$8.05 DOP502.88	+37.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.62 HNL200.03	$7.25 DOP452.59	-4.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 HNL31.88	$0.97 DOP60.76	-19.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 HNL29.33	$0.63 DOP39.22	-43.8%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 35.9% more for groceries

	Tegucigalpa	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 HNL55.01	$1.50 DOP93.46	-28.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.31 HNL86.86	$3.66 DOP228.35	+10.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.33 HNL140.05	$5.00 DOP312.19	-6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 HNL54.01	$2.39 DOP149.43	+16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 HNL44.89	$2.47 DOP154.41	+44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 HNL28.61	$1.43 DOP89.07	+30.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 HNL17.53	$0.38 DOP24.02	-42.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 HNL13.61	$1.27 DOP79.13	+144.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 HNL17.95	$0.83 DOP51.56	+20.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 HNL23.34	$1.01 DOP63.13	+13.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 HNL9.07	$1.01 DOP62.82	+191.0%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 15.5% more for transportation

	Tegucigalpa	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.95 HNL103.69	$4.69 DOP293.26	+18.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$35.35 DOP2,208.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,045.00 HNL500,078.03	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	+55.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.57 HNL750.12	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	-27.9%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 42.2% more for housing

	Tegucigalpa	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.77 HNL1,070.61	$34.89 DOP2,179.60	-14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 HNL7,334.48	$642.68 DOP40,144.70	+130.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.89 HNL6,167.63	$337.05 DOP21,053.72	+43.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.32 HNL1,636.26	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	+9.8%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 9.0% less for childcare

	Tegucigalpa	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$247.59 HNL6,501.01	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	-9.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,865.34 DOP491,308.53
Average			-9.0%

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pay 52.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tegucigalpa	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.14 HNL30.00	$2.42 DOP150.86	+111.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 HNL59.85	$2.36 DOP147.29	+3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.48 HNL65.01	$5.64 DOP352.02	+127.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.80 HNL940.15	$33.17 DOP2,071.87	-7.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.71 HNL150.02	$7.25 DOP452.59	+26.8%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 15.8% more for clothing

	Tegucigalpa	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.71 HNL1,200.19	$58.49 DOP3,653.43	+28.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.55 HNL933.48	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	+35.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 HNL2,833.78	$87.54 DOP5,468.20	-18.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.57 HNL2,667.08	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	+18.9%
Average			+15.8%

Tegucigalpa vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of clothing

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