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Tegucigalpa vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary

Tegucigalpa is 60.5% more expensive than Malabo.

Restaurants: pay 46.3% less in Tegucigalpa
Groceries: pay 44.2% less in Tegucigalpa
Transportation: pay 98.3% more in Tegucigalpa
Housing: pay 89.2% more in Tegucigalpa
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Tegucigalpa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.2% less in Tegucigalpa
Clothing: pay 10.2% less in Tegucigalpa

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

Tegucigalpa vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.3% less for restaurants

	Malabo	Tegucigalpa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.07 FCFA8,361	$5.91 HNL150.96	-54.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,839	$7.16 HNL182.88	-41.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA784	$0.77 HNL19.67	-37.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA784	$0.59 HNL15.19	-51.5%
Average			-46.3%

Malabo vs. Tegucigalpa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.2% less for groceries

	Malabo	Tegucigalpa
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 FCFA2,074	$2.10 HNL53.68	-35.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA2,153	$3.11 HNL79.33	-7.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.69 FCFA6,198	$6.35 HNL162.29	-34.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,881	$2.47 HNL63.15	-15.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,982	$1.72 HNL44.06	-44.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,422	$1.33 HNL34.10	-40.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA948	$0.68 HNL17.26	-54.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,422	$0.67 HNL17.16	-69.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA948	$0.71 HNL18.15	-52.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,185	$0.74 HNL18.90	-60.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,422	$0.63 HNL16.03	-71.8%
Average			-44.2%

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pay 98.3% more for transportation

	Malabo	Tegucigalpa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 FCFA1,978	$4.13 HNL105.48	+33.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.38 FCFA16,874	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,034.81 FCFA21,131,613	$19,700.00 HNL503,212.79	-40.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 FCFA4,703	$29.55 HNL754.82	+301.9%
Average			+98.3%

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pay 89.2% more for housing

	Malabo	Tegucigalpa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.34 FCFA10,452	$43.86 HNL1,120.25	+168.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.24 FCFA130,645	$288.93 HNL7,380.45	+41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.37 FCFA73,161	$242.97 HNL6,206.29	+112.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.86 FCFA26,775	$56.24 HNL1,436.62	+34.4%
Average			+89.2%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Malabo	Tegucigalpa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$65.36 FCFA41,807	$301.18 HNL7,693.24	+360.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$326.78 FCFA209,033	??
Average			+360.8%

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pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Malabo	Tegucigalpa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 FCFA1,045	$1.58 HNL40.26	-3.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.72 FCFA3,658	$2.40 HNL61.21	-58.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,890	$2.56 HNL65.42	-43.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.02 FCFA31,355	$36.44 HNL930.94	-25.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,445	$5.91 HNL150.96	+9.7%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 10.2% less for clothing

	Malabo	Tegucigalpa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA15,677	$36.77 HNL939.33	+50.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$102.12 FCFA65,323	$36.77 HNL939.33	-64.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$245.08 FCFA156,775	$109.01 HNL2,784.44	-55.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.69 FCFA52,258	$105.07 HNL2,683.80	+28.6%
Average			-10.2%

Malabo vs. Tegucigalpa - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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