Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 98.0% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.0 times more in Basseterre
- Groceries
-
pay 61.0% more in Basseterre
- Housing
-
pay 89.2% more in Basseterre
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 54.6% more in Basseterre
- Clothing
-
pay 80.2% more in Basseterre
The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Basseterre are more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Notably, restaurants, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Basseterre.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Tegucigalpa
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.91
HNL153.72
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
HNL186.22
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
HNL20.03
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
HNL15.47
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 61.0% more for groceries
Tegucigalpa
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
HNL54.66
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.11
HNL80.78
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
HNL165.26
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
HNL64.31
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
HNL44.86
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
HNL34.72
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
HNL17.57
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL17.48
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
HNL18.48
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL19.25
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
HNL16.32
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Tegucigalpa
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL107.41
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,700.00
HNL512,396.89
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.55
HNL768.60
|
?? |
pay 89.2% more for housing
Tegucigalpa
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.86
HNL1,140.69
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.93
HNL7,515.15
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.97
HNL6,319.56
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.24
HNL1,462.84
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tegucigalpa
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.18
HNL7,833.65
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? | ?? |
pay 54.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tegucigalpa
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
HNL40.99
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
HNL62.33
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
HNL66.61
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.44
HNL947.93
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
HNL153.72
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay 80.2% more for clothing
Tegucigalpa
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.77
HNL956.47
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.77
HNL956.47
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.01
HNL2,835.26
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.07
HNL2,732.78
|
?? | |
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