Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 30.8% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 68.1% more for restaurants
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.91
HNL149.42
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
HNL181.01
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
HNL19.47
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
HNL15.03
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
HNL53.13
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.11
HNL78.52
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
HNL160.64
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
HNL62.51
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
HNL43.61
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
HNL33.75
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
HNL17.08
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL16.99
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
HNL17.97
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL18.71
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
HNL15.86
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL104.41
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,700.00
HNL498,074.68
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.55
HNL747.11
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 90.7% more for housing
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.86
HNL1,108.81
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.93
HNL7,305.10
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.97
HNL6,142.92
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.24
HNL1,421.95
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 5.9% less for childcare
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.18
HNL7,614.69
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 33.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
HNL39.85
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
HNL60.58
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
HNL64.75
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.44
HNL921.44
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
HNL149.42
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 42.5% more for clothing
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.77
HNL929.74
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.77
HNL929.74
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.01
HNL2,756.01
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.07
HNL2,656.40
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
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