Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Tegucigalpa vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Tegucigalpa is 40.6% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 52.5% less in Tegucigalpa
Groceries: pay 14.4% less in Tegucigalpa
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Tegucigalpa
Housing: pay 60.2% less in Tegucigalpa
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Tegucigalpa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.7% less in Tegucigalpa
Clothing: pay 36.0% less in Tegucigalpa

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

Tegucigalpa vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay 52.5% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Tegucigalpa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,573.36	$5.91 HNL153.72	-50.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.84	$7.16 HNL186.22	-37.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.23	$0.77 HNL20.03	-61.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.67	$0.59 HNL15.47	-60.4%
Average			-52.5%

Port-au-prince vs. Tegucigalpa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.4% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Tegucigalpa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.78	$2.10 HNL54.66	-15.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.56	$3.11 HNL80.78	-37.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.48	$6.35 HNL165.26	+11.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.50	$2.47 HNL64.31	-11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.77	$1.72 HNL44.86	-75.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.36	$1.33 HNL34.72	-41.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.37	$0.68 HNL17.57	+24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.47	$0.67 HNL17.48	+48.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.47	$0.71 HNL18.48	+56.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.36	$0.74 HNL19.25	-67.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.52	$0.63 HNL16.32	-50.6%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Tegucigalpa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG263.12	$4.13 HNL107.41	+105.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,622.26	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,588,953.88	$19,700.00 HNL512,396.89	-43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.38	$29.55 HNL768.60	+725.4%
Average			+262.5%

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pay 60.2% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Tegucigalpa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,762.23	$43.86 HNL1,140.69	-73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,312.80	$288.93 HNL7,515.15	-68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,690.54	$242.97 HNL6,319.56	-72.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,026.29	$56.24 HNL1,462.84	-26.5%
Average			-60.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Tegucigalpa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,111.30	$301.18 HNL7,833.65	+201.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,457.87	??
Average			+201.2%

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pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Tegucigalpa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.56	$1.58 HNL40.99	-68.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.03	$2.40 HNL62.33	+45.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.23	$2.56 HNL66.61	+28.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,117.80	$36.44 HNL947.93	-47.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,311.13	$5.91 HNL153.72	-40.9%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 36.0% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Tegucigalpa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,489.04	$36.77 HNL956.47	-54.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,833.47	$36.77 HNL956.47	-51.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,733.56	$109.01 HNL2,835.26	-9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,666.95	$105.07 HNL2,732.78	-30.0%
Average			-36.0%

Port-au-prince vs. Tegucigalpa - Cost of clothing

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