Cost of living comparison
Panama City is 55.5% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Panama City instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Panama City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.91
HNL149.61
|
$13.25
PAB13.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
HNL181.24
|
$8.00
PAB8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
HNL19.50
|
$1.86
PAB1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
HNL15.05
|
$1.41
PAB1.41
|
|
pay 50.2% more for groceries
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Panama City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
HNL53.20
|
$2.51
PAB2.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.11
HNL78.62
|
$6.39
PAB6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
HNL160.84
|
$6.80
PAB6.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
HNL62.59
|
$2.68
PAB2.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
HNL43.66
|
$3.41
PAB3.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
HNL33.79
|
$1.48
PAB1.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
HNL17.11
|
$0.72
PAB0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL17.01
|
$1.24
PAB1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
HNL17.99
|
$1.40
PAB1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL18.73
|
$0.98
PAB0.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
HNL15.88
|
$1.15
PAB1.15
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL104.54
|
$3.69
PAB3.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,700.00
HNL498,710.38
|
$19,750.00
PAB19,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.55
HNL748.07
|
$16.71
PAB16.71
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Panama City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.86
HNL1,110.22
|
$52.10
PAB52.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.93
HNL7,314.42
|
$1,023.81
PAB1,023.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.97
HNL6,150.76
|
$755.88
PAB755.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.24
HNL1,423.77
|
$94.84
PAB94.84
|
|
pay 45.8% more for childcare
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Panama City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.18
HNL7,624.41
|
$439.17
PAB439.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,092.67
PAB10,092.67
|
|
pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Panama City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
HNL39.90
|
$3.00
PAB3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
HNL60.66
|
$3.59
PAB3.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
HNL64.83
|
$5.50
PAB5.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.44
HNL922.61
|
$47.27
PAB47.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
HNL149.61
|
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
|
pay 8.3% more for clothing
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Panama City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.77
HNL930.93
|
$53.91
PAB53.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.77
HNL930.93
|
$37.78
PAB37.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.01
HNL2,759.53
|
$87.62
PAB87.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.07
HNL2,659.79
|
$108.75
PAB108.75
|
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