Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 21.5% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Honduras instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 29.4% more for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP102.48
|
$6.37
HNL161.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP81.98
|
$7.45
HNL188.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.38
|
$1.17
HNL29.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.67
|
$0.82
HNL20.62
|
|
pay 36.2% more for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.11
|
$2.21
HNL55.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.05
|
$4.20
HNL106.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.18
|
$5.52
HNL139.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.32
|
$2.18
HNL55.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.08
|
$2.38
HNL60.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.58
|
$1.58
HNL40.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.47
|
$0.58
HNL14.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.08
|
$1.03
HNL25.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.82
|
$0.65
HNL16.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.16
|
$0.74
HNL18.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.49
|
$0.85
HNL21.47
|
|
pay 11.9% more for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.42
|
$4.13
HNL104.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP385.32
|
$48.26
HNL1,219.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP307,432.59
|
$19,616.27
HNL495,588.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP266.44
|
$18.05
HNL456.12
|
|
pay 66.5% more for housing
|
Botswana
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,238.70
|
$68.80
HNL1,738.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,484.24
|
$474.35
HNL11,984.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,049.55
|
$327.29
HNL8,268.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP672.82
|
$91.34
HNL2,307.54
|
|
pay 19.6% more for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,464.26
|
$264.45
HNL6,681.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,142.69
|
$3,460.97
HNL87,438.53
|
|
pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.74
|
$1.79
HNL45.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.39
|
$2.75
HNL69.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.24
|
$2.64
HNL66.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP440.08
|
$41.48
HNL1,048.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.23
|
$5.20
HNL131.29
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP603.48
|
$36.41
HNL919.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP303.04
|
$26.71
HNL674.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,041.85
|
$64.54
HNL1,630.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,273.65
|
$76.72
HNL1,938.35
|
|
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