Cost of living comparison
Washington is 3.5 times more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Washington instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Tegucigalpa
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.52
L111.25
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
L147.81
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
L17.98
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L18.22
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Tegucigalpa
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
L40.30
|
$3.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.72
L42.41
|
$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
L99.95
|
$3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
L47.78
|
$4.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
L37.82
|
$5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
L39.22
|
$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
L19.30
|
$0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
L22.56
|
$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
L17.90
|
$2.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
L15.58
|
$1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
L16.38
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 57.6% more for transportation
Tegucigalpa
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.16
L102.54
|
$3.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
L680.89
|
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
L492,685.44
|
$24,190.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.42
L675.49
|
$15.74
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Tegucigalpa
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.96
L1,452.47
|
$55.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.08
L9,116.64
|
$2,358.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.46
L6,834.92
|
$1,908.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.40
L1,290.84
|
$127.27
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
Tegucigalpa
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.12
L4,954.42
|
$2,135.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,076.94
L100,432.36
|
$23,775.60
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Tegucigalpa
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
L32.34
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
L37.23
|
$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.22
L54.69
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.75
L856.07
|
$93.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
L123.17
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 32.0% more for clothing
Tegucigalpa
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.18
L1,113.06
|
$58.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.36
L1,043.54
|
$34.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.37
L2,004.53
|
$97.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.36
L2,053.51
|
$164.61
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Washington or Tegucigalpa. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.