Cost of living comparison

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La Ceiba vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

La Ceiba is 13.0% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants
pay 27.4% more in La Ceiba
Groceries
pay 8.6% less in La Ceiba
Transportation
pay 8.7% more in La Ceiba
Housing
pay 58.9% more in La Ceiba
Childcare
pay 73.2% less in La Ceiba
Entertainment and Sports
pay 48.2% less in La Ceiba
Clothing
pay 56.1% less in La Ceiba

The cost of housing, restaurants, and transportation in La Ceiba are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in La Ceiba.

La Ceiba vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in La Ceiba instead of Bangkok, you would:

pay 27.4% more for restaurants

 
Bangkok
La Ceiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.91
THB101.05
$3.96
HNL101.08
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.83
THB202.10
$6.93
HNL176.89
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.62
THB21.36
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pay 8.6% less for groceries

 
Bangkok
La Ceiba
Bread
1 loaf
$1.52
THB52.80
$1.67
HNL42.71
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.74
THB407.25
$3.56
HNL90.86
Milk (1 gallon) $7.32
THB253.88
$4.80
HNL122.60

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pay 8.7% more for transportation

 
Bangkok
La Ceiba
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.47
THB154.90
$4.00
HNL102.19
Monthly public transit pass $39.32
THB1,364.16
$59.10
HNL1,509.64
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $55,345.18
THB1,919,935.11
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pay 58.9% more for housing

 
Bangkok
La Ceiba
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$15.36
THB532.84
$67.12
HNL1,714.59
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $571.31
THB19,818.69
$179.32
HNL4,580.57
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $301.88
THB10,472.37
$129.02
HNL3,295.72

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pay 73.2% less for childcare

 
Bangkok
La Ceiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $632.63
THB21,946.18
$183.21
HNL4,679.88
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,191.37
THB457,611.09
$3,236.45
HNL82,671.26

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pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bangkok
La Ceiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.33
THB80.84
$0.99
HNL25.27
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.58
THB89.63
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.20
THB145.76
$2.29
HNL58.37

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pay 56.1% less for clothing

 
Bangkok
La Ceiba
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$55.27
THB1,917.27
$17.73
HNL452.89
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.84
THB1,208.57
$11.82
HNL301.93
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.10
THB3,368.27
$35.46
HNL905.78

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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