Cost of living comparison
Quito is 6.3% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Quito instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 13.6% more for restaurants
Tegucigalpa
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.91
HNL149.95
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
HNL181.65
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
HNL19.54
|
$1.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
HNL15.09
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 4.1% less for groceries
Tegucigalpa
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
HNL53.32
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.11
HNL78.80
|
$4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
HNL161.20
|
$4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
HNL62.73
|
$2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
HNL43.76
|
$3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
HNL33.87
|
$1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
HNL17.14
|
$0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL17.05
|
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
HNL18.03
|
$0.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL18.77
|
$0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
HNL15.92
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
Tegucigalpa
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL104.78
|
$2.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,700.00
HNL499,834.48
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.55
HNL749.75
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 8.1% more for housing
Tegucigalpa
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.86
HNL1,112.72
|
$31.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.93
HNL7,330.91
|
$451.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.97
HNL6,164.63
|
$362.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.24
HNL1,426.98
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 4.1% less for childcare
Tegucigalpa
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.18
HNL7,641.60
|
$288.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 57.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tegucigalpa
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
HNL39.99
|
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
HNL60.80
|
$2.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
HNL64.98
|
$7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.44
HNL924.69
|
$37.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
HNL149.95
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Tegucigalpa
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.77
HNL933.02
|
$43.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.77
HNL933.02
|
$44.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.01
HNL2,765.75
|
$97.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.07
HNL2,665.78
|
$83.12
|
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