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Malabo vs. Tegucigalpa Cost of Living Summary

Malabo is 24.6% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.

Restaurants: pay 89.4% more in Malabo
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Malabo
Transportation: pay 10.8% less in Malabo
Housing: pay 42.6% less in Malabo
Childcare: pay 78.3% less in Malabo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.9% more in Malabo
Clothing: pay 61.7% more in Malabo

The cost of groceries, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Malabo are more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Expenses including childcare, housing, and transportation are lower in Malabo. Notably, groceries and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Malabo.

Malabo vs. Tegucigalpa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malabo instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:

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pay 89.4% more for restaurants

	Tegucigalpa	Malabo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.91 HNL150.96	$13.07 FCFA8,361	+121.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.16 HNL182.88	$12.25 FCFA7,839	+71.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 HNL19.67	$1.23 FCFA784	+59.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 HNL15.19	$1.23 FCFA784	+106.1%
Average			+89.4%

Tegucigalpa vs. Malabo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Tegucigalpa	Malabo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 HNL53.68	$3.24 FCFA2,074	+54.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.11 HNL79.33	$3.37 FCFA2,153	+8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.35 HNL162.29	$9.69 FCFA6,198	+52.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 HNL63.15	$2.94 FCFA1,881	+19.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.72 HNL44.06	$3.10 FCFA1,982	+79.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 HNL34.10	$2.22 FCFA1,422	+66.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 HNL17.26	$1.48 FCFA948	+119.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 HNL17.16	$2.22 FCFA1,422	+230.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 HNL18.15	$1.48 FCFA948	+108.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 HNL18.90	$1.85 FCFA1,185	+150.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 HNL16.03	$2.22 FCFA1,422	+254.3%
Average			+104.0%

Tegucigalpa vs. Malabo - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.8% less for transportation

	Tegucigalpa	Malabo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 HNL105.48	$3.09 FCFA1,978	-25.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$26.38 FCFA16,874
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,700.00 HNL503,212.79	$33,034.81 FCFA21,131,613	+67.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.55 HNL754.82	$7.35 FCFA4,703	-75.1%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 42.6% less for housing

	Tegucigalpa	Malabo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.86 HNL1,120.25	$16.34 FCFA10,452	-62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$288.93 HNL7,380.45	$204.24 FCFA130,645	-29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$242.97 HNL6,206.29	$114.37 FCFA73,161	-52.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.24 HNL1,436.62	$41.86 FCFA26,775	-25.6%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 78.3% less for childcare

	Tegucigalpa	Malabo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$301.18 HNL7,693.24	$65.36 FCFA41,807	-78.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$326.78 FCFA209,033
Average			-78.3%

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pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Tegucigalpa	Malabo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.58 HNL40.26	$1.63 FCFA1,045	+3.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.40 HNL61.21	$5.72 FCFA3,658	+138.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 HNL65.42	$4.52 FCFA2,890	+76.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.44 HNL930.94	$49.02 FCFA31,355	+34.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.91 HNL150.96	$5.39 FCFA3,445	-8.9%
Average			+48.9%

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pay 61.7% more for clothing

	Tegucigalpa	Malabo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.77 HNL939.33	$24.51 FCFA15,677	-33.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.77 HNL939.33	$102.12 FCFA65,323	+177.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.01 HNL2,784.44	$245.08 FCFA156,775	+124.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.07 HNL2,683.80	$81.69 FCFA52,258	-22.2%
Average			+61.7%

Tegucigalpa vs. Malabo - Cost of clothing

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