Cost of living comparison
Tegucigalpa is 40.6% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tegucigalpa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
$5.91
HNL149.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
$7.16
HNL181.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$0.77
HNL19.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
$0.59
HNL15.06
|
|
pay 14.4% less for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tegucigalpa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
$2.10
HNL53.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$3.11
HNL78.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
$6.35
HNL160.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
$2.47
HNL62.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
$1.72
HNL43.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$1.33
HNL33.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
$0.68
HNL17.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$0.67
HNL17.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$0.71
HNL18.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$0.74
HNL18.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
$0.63
HNL15.89
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
$4.13
HNL104.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
$19,700.00
HNL499,005.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
$29.55
HNL748.51
|
|
pay 60.2% less for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
$43.86
HNL1,110.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
$288.93
HNL7,318.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
$242.97
HNL6,154.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
$56.24
HNL1,424.61
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
$301.18
HNL7,628.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
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pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$1.58
HNL39.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
$2.40
HNL60.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$2.56
HNL64.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
$36.44
HNL923.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
$5.91
HNL149.70
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Tegucigalpa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
$36.77
HNL931.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
$36.77
HNL931.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
$109.01
HNL2,761.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
$105.07
HNL2,661.36
|
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