Cost of living comparison
Tegucigalpa is 39.7% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 64.6% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$5.91
HNL149.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$7.16
HNL181.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.77
HNL19.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.59
HNL15.06
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$2.10
HNL53.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$3.11
HNL78.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$6.35
HNL160.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$2.47
HNL62.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$1.72
HNL43.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.33
HNL33.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.68
HNL17.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.67
HNL17.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.71
HNL18.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.74
HNL18.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.63
HNL15.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.13
HNL104.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,700.00
HNL499,005.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.55
HNL748.51
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$43.86
HNL1,110.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$288.93
HNL7,318.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$242.97
HNL6,154.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$56.24
HNL1,424.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$301.18
HNL7,628.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.58
HNL39.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.40
HNL60.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.56
HNL64.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$36.44
HNL923.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$5.91
HNL149.70
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$36.77
HNL931.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.77
HNL931.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$109.01
HNL2,761.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$105.07
HNL2,661.36
|
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