Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 17.5% more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 4.2% less for restaurants
|
Honduras
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
HNL161.73
|
$7.50
SVC65.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
HNL189.11
|
$6.33
SVC55.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
HNL29.79
|
$0.96
SVC8.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
HNL20.70
|
$0.81
SVC7.08
|
|
pay 19.6% more for groceries
|
Honduras
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
HNL56.03
|
$2.12
SVC18.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
HNL106.51
|
$3.24
SVC28.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
HNL139.98
|
$6.95
SVC60.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
HNL55.34
|
$2.80
SVC24.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
HNL60.30
|
$2.68
SVC23.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
HNL40.18
|
$1.44
SVC12.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
HNL14.61
|
$0.77
SVC6.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
HNL26.07
|
$1.17
SVC10.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
HNL16.41
|
$1.22
SVC10.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL18.76
|
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
HNL21.56
|
$0.98
SVC8.54
|
|
pay 8.6% more for transportation
|
Honduras
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL104.87
|
$3.80
SVC33.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.26
HNL1,224.59
|
$20.00
SVC175.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,616.27
HNL497,710.18
|
$24,333.33
SVC213,033.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
HNL458.07
|
$31.95
SVC279.73
|
|
pay 4.0% more for housing
|
Honduras
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.80
HNL1,745.74
|
$42.14
SVC368.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.35
HNL12,035.44
|
$652.78
SVC5,714.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$327.29
HNL8,303.99
|
$463.89
SVC4,061.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.34
HNL2,317.42
|
$69.00
SVC604.11
|
|
pay 13.3% more for childcare
|
Honduras
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.45
HNL6,709.68
|
$160.29
SVC1,403.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,460.97
HNL87,812.82
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,258.33
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Honduras
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
HNL45.54
|
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
HNL69.82
|
$2.82
SVC24.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.64
HNL66.89
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
HNL1,052.52
|
$30.22
SVC264.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
HNL131.85
|
$5.33
SVC46.69
|
|
pay 73.0% more for clothing
|
Honduras
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.41
HNL923.90
|
$72.14
SVC631.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.71
HNL677.63
|
$47.86
SVC418.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.54
HNL1,637.65
|
$112.14
SVC981.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.72
HNL1,946.65
|
$108.33
SVC948.44
|
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