Cost of living comparison
Tegucigalpa is 3.1 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 88.6% more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
$4.52
L111.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.450
|
$6.00
L147.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
$0.73
L17.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
$0.74
L18.22
|
|
pay 88.3% more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
$1.64
L40.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.900
|
$1.72
L42.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
$4.06
L99.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
$1.94
L47.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
$1.54
L37.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
$1.59
L39.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
$0.78
L19.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$0.92
L22.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.73
L17.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
$0.63
L15.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
$0.67
L16.38
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
$4.16
L102.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD112.200
|
$27.64
L680.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD74,114.610
|
$20,000.00
L492,685.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
$27.42
L675.49
|
|
pay 89.5% more for housing
Tripoli
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD110.330
|
$58.96
L1,452.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,124.500
|
$370.08
L9,116.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD670.860
|
$277.46
L6,834.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD187.140
|
$52.40
L1,290.84
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD341.570
|
$201.12
L4,954.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,133.620
|
$4,076.94
L100,432.36
|
|
pay 38.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
$1.31
L32.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
$1.51
L37.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
$2.22
L54.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD140.760
|
$34.75
L856.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.560
|
$5.00
L123.17
|
|
pay 28.5% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD191.910
|
$45.18
L1,113.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD166.610
|
$42.36
L1,043.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD266.720
|
$81.37
L2,004.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD319.180
|
$83.36
L2,053.51
|
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