Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.2 times more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Honduras
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
HNL161.04
|
$19.40
ISK2,709
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
HNL188.31
|
$16.94
ISK2,366
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
HNL29.67
|
$2.81
ISK393
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
HNL20.62
|
$2.02
ISK282
|
|
pay 76.4% more for groceries
|
Honduras
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
HNL55.79
|
$2.95
ISK413
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
HNL106.06
|
$7.27
ISK1,015
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
HNL139.39
|
$6.01
ISK839
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
HNL55.10
|
$5.42
ISK757
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
HNL60.04
|
$8.51
ISK1,188
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
HNL40.01
|
$1.22
ISK171
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
HNL14.55
|
$1.03
ISK143
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
HNL25.96
|
$1.17
ISK164
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
HNL16.34
|
$1.87
ISK262
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL18.68
|
$1.23
ISK172
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
HNL21.47
|
$0.78
ISK110
|
|
pay 69.8% more for transportation
|
Honduras
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL104.42
|
$8.36
ISK1,168
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.26
HNL1,219.37
|
$71.28
ISK9,956
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,616.27
HNL495,588.76
|
$40,660.66
ISK5,679,481
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
HNL456.12
|
$22.04
ISK3,078
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Honduras
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.80
HNL1,738.29
|
$72.17
ISK10,081
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.35
HNL11,984.14
|
$1,838.04
ISK256,737
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$327.29
HNL8,268.60
|
$1,497.77
ISK209,209
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.34
HNL2,307.54
|
$58.01
ISK8,103
|
|
pay 35.4% more for childcare
|
Honduras
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.45
HNL6,681.08
|
$258.16
ISK36,060
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,460.97
HNL87,438.53
|
$5,993.99
ISK837,241
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Honduras
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
HNL45.34
|
$9.19
ISK1,283
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
HNL69.53
|
$4.65
ISK649
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.64
HNL66.60
|
$11.76
ISK1,642
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
HNL1,048.03
|
$61.46
ISK8,585
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
HNL131.29
|
$14.35
ISK2,004
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Honduras
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.41
HNL919.96
|
$111.23
ISK15,537
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.71
HNL674.74
|
$59.69
ISK8,337
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.54
HNL1,630.67
|
$148.00
ISK20,673
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.72
HNL1,938.35
|
$184.49
ISK25,770
|
|
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