Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 64.5% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Tegucigalpa
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.91
HNL149.70
|
$10.83
CRC5,528.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
HNL181.35
|
$9.72
CRC4,960.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
HNL19.51
|
$1.99
CRC1,017.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
HNL15.06
|
$1.46
CRC745.76
|
|
pay 63.0% more for groceries
|
Tegucigalpa
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
HNL53.23
|
$2.60
CRC1,325.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.11
HNL78.67
|
$4.26
CRC2,176.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
HNL160.94
|
$7.23
CRC3,691.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
HNL62.63
|
$3.26
CRC1,665.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
HNL43.69
|
$4.41
CRC2,249.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
HNL33.81
|
$1.95
CRC995.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
HNL17.12
|
$0.63
CRC321.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL17.02
|
$1.59
CRC812.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
HNL18.00
|
$1.35
CRC688.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL18.74
|
$1.30
CRC663.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
HNL15.89
|
$1.19
CRC607.94
|
|
pay 24.7% more for transportation
|
Tegucigalpa
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL104.60
|
$5.49
CRC2,801.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.02
CRC19,409.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,700.00
HNL499,005.58
|
$36,925.49
CRC18,848,782.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.55
HNL748.51
|
$15.94
CRC8,137.22
|
|
pay 70.5% more for housing
|
Tegucigalpa
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.86
HNL1,110.88
|
$53.59
CRC27,357.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.93
HNL7,318.75
|
$742.08
CRC378,797.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.97
HNL6,154.40
|
$463.60
CRC236,647.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.24
HNL1,424.61
|
$63.06
CRC32,187.02
|
|
pay 73.2% more for childcare
|
Tegucigalpa
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.18
HNL7,628.92
|
$521.49
CRC266,197.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,425.72
CRC6,342,763.39
|
|
pay 72.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tegucigalpa
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
HNL39.92
|
$2.92
CRC1,488.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
HNL60.70
|
$3.69
CRC1,884.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
HNL64.87
|
$5.05
CRC2,579.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.44
HNL923.16
|
$59.70
CRC30,474.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
HNL149.70
|
$9.72
CRC4,960.21
|
|
pay 41.4% more for clothing
|
Tegucigalpa
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.77
HNL931.48
|
$73.59
CRC37,562.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.77
HNL931.48
|
$50.81
CRC25,937.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.01
HNL2,761.16
|
$125.98
CRC64,308.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.07
HNL2,661.36
|
$117.31
CRC59,883.32
|
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