Cost of living comparison
Tegucigalpa is 2.8 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
|
Maseru
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.91
HNL149.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
$7.16
HNL181.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
$0.77
HNL19.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
$0.59
HNL15.06
|
|
pay 23.3% more for groceries
|
Maseru
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
$2.10
HNL53.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
$3.11
HNL78.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
$6.35
HNL160.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
$2.47
HNL62.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
$1.72
HNL43.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
$1.33
HNL33.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
$0.68
HNL17.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
$0.67
HNL17.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
$0.71
HNL18.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
$0.74
HNL18.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
$0.63
HNL15.89
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Maseru
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
$4.13
HNL104.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
$19,700.00
HNL499,005.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
$29.55
HNL748.51
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Maseru
|
Tegucigalpa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
$43.86
HNL1,110.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
$288.93
HNL7,318.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
$242.97
HNL6,154.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$56.24
HNL1,424.61
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for childcare
|
Maseru
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
$301.18
HNL7,628.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
?? | |
pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maseru
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
$1.58
HNL39.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
$2.40
HNL60.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
$2.56
HNL64.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
$36.44
HNL923.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.91
HNL149.70
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
|
Maseru
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
$36.77
HNL931.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
$36.77
HNL931.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
$109.01
HNL2,761.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
$105.07
HNL2,661.36
|
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