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Honduras

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South Korea

Seoul vs. Tegucigalpa Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 54.7% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.

Restaurants: pay 10.7% more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 14.1% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 51.7% more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.0% more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 21.2% less in Seoul

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Seoul are more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Notably, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Seoul.

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Seoul vs. Tegucigalpa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.7% more for restaurants

	Tegucigalpa	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 HNL200.28	$8.96 ₩11,955	+20.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 HNL200.28	$7.46 ₩9,962	+0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 HNL28.37	$1.58 ₩2,112	+49.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 HNL26.44	$0.79 ₩1,049	-20.1%
Average			+10.7%

Tegucigalpa vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Tegucigalpa	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.91 HNL51.47	$3.10 ₩4,134	+61.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.41 HNL91.78	$8.84 ₩11,798	+158.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 HNL141.61	$7.79 ₩10,403	+48.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 HNL47.67	$3.61 ₩4,813	+103.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 HNL67.47	$4.74 ₩6,328	+88.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 HNL43.39	$3.46 ₩4,624	+114.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 HNL18.82	$1.57 ₩2,091	+123.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 HNL26.24	$2.59 ₩3,462	+165.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 HNL25.04	$2.83 ₩3,782	+204.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 HNL23.10	$1.66 ₩2,211	+92.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 HNL24.73	$1.16 ₩1,542	+25.6%
Average			+101.6%

Tegucigalpa vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.1% more for transportation

	Tegucigalpa	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 HNL125.75	$5.53 ₩7,384	+18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$46.28 ₩61,767
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,555.03 HNL526K	$29,385.60 ₩39M	+50.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.37 HNL520.73	$8.51 ₩11,357	-56.1%
Average			+14.1%

Tegucigalpa vs. Seoul - Cost of transportation

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pay 51.7% more for housing

	Tegucigalpa	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.55 HNL928.81	$20.82 ₩27,787	-39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$451.86 HNL12,148.41	$886.39 ₩1M	+96.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$467.95 HNL12,580.91	$620.25 ₩828K	+32.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.19 HNL2,935.51	$162.69 ₩217K	+49.0%
Average			+51.7%

Tegucigalpa vs. Seoul - Cost of housing

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Tegucigalpa	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$223.49 HNL6,008.47	$1,927.59 ₩3M	+762.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,704.58 HNL180K	$22,602.27 ₩30M	+237.1%
Average			+439.2%

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pay 94.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tegucigalpa	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 HNL30.04	$3.73 ₩4,981	+234.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 HNL59.25	$4.10 ₩5,473	+86.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 HNL80.11	$3.36 ₩4,483	+12.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.25 HNL1,001.41	$58.22 ₩77,707	+56.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 HNL150.21	$11.20 ₩14,944	+100.4%
Average			+94.0%

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pay 21.2% less for clothing

	Tegucigalpa	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.15 HNL1,401.98	$57.88 ₩77,255	+11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.66 HNL1,335.21	$32.77 ₩43,743	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.43 HNL2,753.88	$69.99 ₩93,417	-31.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.09 HNL2,879.06	$82.45 ₩110K	-23.0%
Average			-21.2%

Tegucigalpa vs. Seoul - Cost of clothing

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