Cost of living comparison
Laos is 18.1% more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in Laos instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 48.9% less for restaurants
|
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
HNL161.16
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
HNL188.45
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
HNL29.69
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
HNL20.63
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 15.4% more for groceries
|
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
HNL55.83
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
HNL106.14
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
HNL139.49
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
HNL55.14
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
HNL60.09
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
HNL40.04
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
HNL14.56
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
HNL25.98
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
HNL16.36
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL18.69
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
HNL21.48
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 6.3% more for transportation
|
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL104.50
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.26
HNL1,220.28
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,616.27
HNL495,957.86
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
HNL456.46
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 33.6% more for housing
|
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.80
HNL1,739.59
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.35
HNL11,993.07
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$327.29
HNL8,274.76
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.34
HNL2,309.26
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 87.1% more for childcare
|
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.45
HNL6,686.05
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,460.97
HNL87,503.65
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
HNL45.38
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
HNL69.58
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.64
HNL66.65
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
HNL1,048.81
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
HNL131.38
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 51.9% more for clothing
|
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.41
HNL920.65
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.71
HNL675.24
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.54
HNL1,631.88
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.72
HNL1,939.79
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
|
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