Cost of living comparison
Guatemala is 8.0% more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in Guatemala instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 16.7% less for restaurants
|
Honduras
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
HNL161.37
|
$4.86
GTQ37.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
HNL188.69
|
$6.24
GTQ47.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
HNL29.73
|
$0.94
GTQ7.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
HNL20.66
|
$0.76
GTQ5.86
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
|
Honduras
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
HNL55.91
|
$2.77
GTQ21.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
HNL106.28
|
$3.39
GTQ26.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
HNL139.67
|
$6.82
GTQ52.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
HNL55.21
|
$2.38
GTQ18.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
HNL60.16
|
$3.24
GTQ24.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
HNL40.09
|
$1.48
GTQ11.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
HNL14.57
|
$0.71
GTQ5.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
HNL26.01
|
$1.55
GTQ11.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
HNL16.38
|
$0.76
GTQ5.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL18.72
|
$0.84
GTQ6.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
HNL21.51
|
$1.04
GTQ8.00
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
|
Honduras
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL104.63
|
$3.90
GTQ30.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.26
HNL1,221.84
|
$13.42
GTQ103.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,616.27
HNL496,590.86
|
$17,023.47
GTQ130,906.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
HNL457.04
|
$8.64
GTQ66.44
|
|
pay 14.6% less for housing
|
Honduras
|
Guatemala
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.80
HNL1,741.81
|
$43.14
GTQ331.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.35
HNL12,008.38
|
$525.45
GTQ4,040.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$327.29
HNL8,285.32
|
$368.89
GTQ2,836.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.34
HNL2,312.21
|
$50.59
GTQ389.01
|
|
pay 22.0% more for childcare
|
Honduras
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.45
HNL6,694.59
|
$217.77
GTQ1,674.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,460.97
HNL87,615.33
|
$5,593.73
GTQ43,014.38
|
|
pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Honduras
|
Guatemala
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
HNL45.44
|
$2.59
GTQ19.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
HNL69.67
|
$3.03
GTQ23.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.64
HNL66.74
|
$3.47
GTQ26.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
HNL1,050.15
|
$43.30
GTQ332.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
HNL131.55
|
$7.72
GTQ59.35
|
|
pay 55.5% more for clothing
|
Honduras
|
Guatemala
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.41
HNL921.82
|
$41.32
GTQ317.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.71
HNL676.11
|
$55.74
GTQ428.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.54
HNL1,633.96
|
$108.63
GTQ835.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.72
HNL1,942.27
|
$100.77
GTQ774.89
|
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