Cost of living comparison
Tegucigalpa is 2.1 times more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 67.9% more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,712
|
$6.08
HNL153.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
SOS1,998
|
$7.32
HNL184.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.77
HNL19.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
SOS285
|
$0.69
HNL17.25
|
|
pay 30.3% more for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
SOS666
|
$2.14
HNL53.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
SOS1,070
|
$2.19
HNL55.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SOS3,376
|
$5.40
HNL135.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SOS1,036
|
$2.35
HNL59.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$1.42
HNL35.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SOS799
|
$1.38
HNL34.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SOS218
|
$0.76
HNL19.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
SOS526
|
$0.92
HNL23.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS259
|
$0.75
HNL18.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.75
HNL18.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.61
HNL15.25
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,233
|
$4.25
HNL106.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SOS11,416
|
$27.64
HNL695.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,500.00
SOS4,280,888
|
$20,133.97
HNL506,906.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.80
SOS3,311
|
$27.65
HNL696.09
|
|
pay 46.3% more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.75
SOS19,264
|
$44.94
HNL1,131.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$180.00
SOS102,741
|
$216.19
HNL5,442.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.43
SOS48,761
|
$239.21
HNL6,022.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.51
SOS59,653
|
$54.17
HNL1,363.79
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.75
SOS42,095
|
$299.08
HNL7,529.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$885.00
SOS505,145
|
$3,792.63
HNL95,485.70
|
|
pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,996
|
$1.63
HNL41.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
SOS785
|
$2.06
HNL51.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.69
SOS965
|
$2.23
HNL56.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
SOS14,270
|
$51.68
HNL1,301.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.08
HNL153.08
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SOS10,464
|
$37.83
HNL952.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,889
|
$37.83
HNL952.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$22.67
SOS12,938
|
$112.15
HNL2,823.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.33
SOS38,433
|
$108.10
HNL2,721.49
|
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