Cost of living comparison

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

compared to

Vientiane, Laos

Vientiane vs. Tegucigalpa Cost of Living Summary

Vientiane is 10.5% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.

Restaurants: pay 46.3% less in Vientiane
Groceries: pay 23.6% more in Vientiane
Transportation: pay 0.9% more in Vientiane
Housing: pay 84.7% more in Vientiane
Childcare: pay 10.5% more in Vientiane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.9% less in Vientiane
Clothing: pay 24.1% more in Vientiane

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

Vientiane vs. Tegucigalpa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.3% less for restaurants

	Tegucigalpa	Vientiane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.91 HNL154.44	$1.98 LAK42,799	-66.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.16 HNL187.09	$2.97 LAK64,198	-58.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 HNL20.13	$0.53 LAK11,414	-31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 HNL15.54	$0.42 LAK9,132	-28.9%
Average			-46.3%

Tegucigalpa vs. Vientiane - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.6% more for groceries

	Tegucigalpa	Vientiane
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 HNL54.91	$0.91 LAK19,687	-56.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.11 HNL81.16	$13.72 LAK296,125	+341.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.35 HNL166.03	$6.42 LAK138,583	+1.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 HNL64.61	$1.75 LAK37,789	-29.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.72 HNL45.07	$2.95 LAK63,697	+71.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 HNL34.88	$0.88 LAK19,037	-33.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 HNL17.66	$0.49 LAK10,627	-27.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 HNL17.56	$0.92 LAK19,933	+37.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 HNL18.57	$0.60 LAK12,862	-16.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 HNL19.34	$0.73 LAK15,671	-1.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 HNL16.40	$0.46 LAK9,888	-27.0%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 0.9% more for transportation

	Tegucigalpa	Vientiane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 HNL107.91	$5.00 LAK108,020	+21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$49.23 LAK1,062,788
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,700.00 HNL514,799.41	$28,330.27 LAK611,555,372	+43.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.55 HNL772.20	$11.18 LAK241,386	-62.2%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 84.7% more for housing

	Tegucigalpa	Vientiane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.86 HNL1,146.04	$11.17 LAK241,182	-74.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$288.93 HNL7,550.39	$859.15 LAK18,546,208	+197.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$242.97 HNL6,349.19	$775.98 LAK16,750,743	+219.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.24 HNL1,469.70	$54.31 LAK1,172,332	-3.4%
Average			+84.7%

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pay 10.5% more for childcare

	Tegucigalpa	Vientiane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$301.18 HNL7,870.38	$332.66 LAK7,181,006	+10.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,252.41 LAK199,728,394
Average			+10.5%

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pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Tegucigalpa	Vientiane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.58 HNL41.18	$0.95 LAK20,477	-39.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.40 HNL62.62	$1.50 LAK32,284	-37.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 HNL66.92	$1.59 LAK34,239	-38.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.44 HNL952.38	$49.74 LAK1,073,686	+36.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.91 HNL154.44	$3.50 LAK75,638	-40.7%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 24.1% more for clothing

	Tegucigalpa	Vientiane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.77 HNL960.96	$85.86 LAK1,853,365	+133.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.77 HNL960.96	$62.88 LAK1,357,338	+71.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.01 HNL2,848.56	$57.29 LAK1,236,647	-47.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.07 HNL2,745.60	$41.48 LAK895,357	-60.5%
Average			+24.1%

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