Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 52.2% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.91
HNL149.42
|
$11.85
RON56.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
HNL181.01
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
HNL19.47
|
$2.00
RON9.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
HNL15.03
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
HNL53.13
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.11
HNL78.52
|
$4.52
RON21.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
HNL160.64
|
$6.34
RON30.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
HNL62.51
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
HNL43.61
|
$3.09
RON14.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
HNL33.75
|
$0.59
RON2.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
HNL17.08
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL16.99
|
$0.75
RON3.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
HNL17.97
|
$0.88
RON4.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL18.71
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
HNL15.86
|
$0.44
RON2.10
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL104.41
|
$6.09
RON29.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.24
RON82.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,700.00
HNL498,074.68
|
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.55
HNL747.11
|
$5.82
RON27.76
|
|
pay 56.1% more for housing
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.86
HNL1,108.81
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.93
HNL7,305.10
|
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.97
HNL6,142.92
|
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.24
HNL1,421.95
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
|
pay 75.3% more for childcare
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.18
HNL7,614.69
|
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
|
pay 70.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
HNL39.85
|
$3.23
RON15.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
HNL60.58
|
$3.17
RON15.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
HNL64.75
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.44
HNL921.44
|
$49.84
RON237.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
HNL149.42
|
$8.62
RON41.12
|
|
pay 25.2% more for clothing
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.77
HNL929.74
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.77
HNL929.74
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.01
HNL2,756.01
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.07
HNL2,656.40
|
$105.80
RON504.83
|
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