Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 36.9% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Honduras instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 37.8% more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP18,319.88
|
$6.37
HNL161.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP28,866.03
|
$7.45
HNL188.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,420.47
|
$1.17
HNL29.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,596.14
|
$0.82
HNL20.63
|
|
pay 51.2% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,544.20
|
$2.21
HNL55.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,436.58
|
$4.20
HNL106.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP16,920.17
|
$5.52
HNL139.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP8,810.66
|
$2.18
HNL55.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,542.92
|
$2.38
HNL60.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,671.58
|
$1.58
HNL40.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,982.92
|
$0.58
HNL14.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,405.97
|
$1.03
HNL25.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,994.35
|
$0.65
HNL16.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,181.99
|
$0.74
HNL18.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,974.68
|
$0.85
HNL21.48
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,315.06
|
$4.13
HNL104.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP149,578.92
|
$48.26
HNL1,220.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP76,918,269.57
|
$19,616.27
HNL495,957.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP61,463.60
|
$18.05
HNL456.46
|
|
pay 87.8% more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP99,735.22
|
$68.80
HNL1,739.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,187,640.16
|
$474.35
HNL11,993.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,028,326.59
|
$327.29
HNL8,274.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP289,496.72
|
$91.34
HNL2,309.26
|
|
pay 9.0% more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP831,197.30
|
$264.45
HNL6,686.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP19,028,002.64
|
$3,460.97
HNL87,503.65
|
|
pay 60.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,030.61
|
$1.79
HNL45.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,122.11
|
$2.75
HNL69.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,123.34
|
$2.64
HNL66.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP97,895.54
|
$41.48
HNL1,048.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP15,929.76
|
$5.20
HNL131.38
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP226,793.29
|
$36.41
HNL920.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP166,649.09
|
$26.71
HNL675.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP355,773.16
|
$64.54
HNL1,631.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP301,195.02
|
$76.72
HNL1,939.79
|
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