Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 30.2% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Tegucigalpa, you would:
pay 96.4% more for restaurants
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.91
HNL149.70
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
HNL181.35
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
HNL19.51
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
HNL15.06
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
HNL53.23
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.11
HNL78.67
|
$5.49
CLF0.1900
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
HNL160.94
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
HNL62.63
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
HNL43.69
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
HNL33.81
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
HNL17.12
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL17.02
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
HNL18.00
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL18.74
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
HNL15.89
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL104.60
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.20
CLF1.4600
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,700.00
HNL499,005.58
|
$18,540.00
CLF658.6900
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.55
HNL748.51
|
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
|
pay 48.1% more for housing
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.86
HNL1,110.88
|
$20.87
CLF0.7400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.93
HNL7,318.75
|
$513.58
CLF18.2500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.97
HNL6,154.40
|
$439.93
CLF15.6300
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.24
HNL1,424.61
|
$104.66
CLF3.7200
|
|
pay 28.7% more for childcare
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.18
HNL7,628.92
|
$387.71
CLF13.7700
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,421.89
CLF228.1600
|
|
pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
HNL39.92
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
HNL60.70
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
HNL64.87
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.44
HNL923.16
|
$33.85
CLF1.2000
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
HNL149.70
|
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
|
Tegucigalpa
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.77
HNL931.48
|
$52.80
CLF1.8800
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.77
HNL931.48
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.01
HNL2,761.16
|
$73.37
CLF2.6100
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.07
HNL2,661.36
|
$82.04
CLF2.9100
|
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