Cost of living comparison
Castries is 46.9% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Castries instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 69.4% more for restaurants
Tegucigalpa
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.08
HNL153.08
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.32
HNL184.29
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
HNL19.33
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
HNL17.25
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Tegucigalpa
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
HNL53.85
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
HNL55.23
|
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
HNL135.98
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
HNL59.18
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
HNL35.65
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
HNL34.67
|
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HNL19.21
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
HNL23.06
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.98
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.95
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
HNL15.25
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
Tegucigalpa
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
HNL106.97
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
HNL695.88
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,133.97
HNL506,906.48
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.65
HNL696.09
|
?? | |
pay 81.2% more for housing
Tegucigalpa
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.94
HNL1,131.49
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.19
HNL5,442.98
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.21
HNL6,022.53
|
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.17
HNL1,363.79
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 39.2% less for childcare
Tegucigalpa
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$299.08
HNL7,529.79
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,792.63
HNL95,485.70
|
?? | |
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tegucigalpa
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
HNL41.04
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
HNL51.82
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
HNL56.13
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.68
HNL1,301.21
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
HNL153.08
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 35.0% more for clothing
Tegucigalpa
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.83
HNL952.52
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
HNL952.52
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.15
HNL2,823.55
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.10
HNL2,721.49
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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