Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 17.4% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.91
HNL149.42
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
HNL181.01
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
HNL19.47
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
HNL15.03
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
HNL53.13
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.11
HNL78.52
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
HNL160.64
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
HNL62.51
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
HNL43.61
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
HNL33.75
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
HNL17.08
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL16.99
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
HNL17.97
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL18.71
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
HNL15.86
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL104.41
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,700.00
HNL498,074.68
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.55
HNL747.11
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 3.4% less for housing
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.86
HNL1,108.81
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.93
HNL7,305.10
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.97
HNL6,142.92
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.24
HNL1,421.95
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.18
HNL7,614.69
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
HNL39.85
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
HNL60.58
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
HNL64.75
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.44
HNL921.44
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
HNL149.42
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.77
HNL929.74
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.77
HNL929.74
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.01
HNL2,756.01
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.07
HNL2,656.40
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
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