Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 38.9% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Honduras instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 44.2% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
$6.37
HNL161.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$7.45
HNL188.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$1.17
HNL29.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$0.82
HNL20.62
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$2.21
HNL55.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$4.20
HNL106.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$5.52
HNL139.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$2.18
HNL55.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$2.38
HNL60.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$1.58
HNL40.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.58
HNL14.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$1.03
HNL25.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.65
HNL16.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.74
HNL18.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.85
HNL21.47
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$4.13
HNL104.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$48.26
HNL1,219.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$19,616.27
HNL495,588.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$18.05
HNL456.12
|
|
pay 36.6% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$68.80
HNL1,738.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$474.35
HNL11,984.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$327.29
HNL8,268.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$91.34
HNL2,307.54
|
|
pay 17.9% less for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$264.45
HNL6,681.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$3,460.97
HNL87,438.53
|
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$1.79
HNL45.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$2.75
HNL69.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$2.64
HNL66.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$41.48
HNL1,048.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$5.20
HNL131.29
|
|
pay 41.9% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$36.41
HNL919.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$26.71
HNL674.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$64.54
HNL1,630.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$76.72
HNL1,938.35
|
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