Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 8.7% more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 24.3% more for restaurants
|
Honduras
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.31
HNL184.10
|
$10.14
MX$205.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
HNL183.79
|
$8.52
MX$172.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HNL28.46
|
$1.35
MX$27.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
HNL21.00
|
$1.02
MX$20.69
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
|
Honduras
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
HNL53.05
|
$2.68
MX$54.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
HNL102.51
|
$4.17
MX$84.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
HNL130.70
|
$5.88
MX$119.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
HNL59.42
|
$2.68
MX$54.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
HNL52.43
|
$3.49
MX$70.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
HNL37.69
|
$1.32
MX$26.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HNL17.40
|
$0.63
MX$12.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
HNL26.51
|
$0.79
MX$15.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL16.76
|
$0.77
MX$15.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.84
|
$0.90
MX$18.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
HNL19.26
|
$0.78
MX$15.73
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
|
Honduras
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
HNL107.79
|
$5.33
MX$108.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.07
HNL832.71
|
$28.94
MX$586.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,076.54
HNL631,344.07
|
$22,778.21
MX$462,003.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.08
HNL555.90
|
$17.39
MX$352.72
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
|
Honduras
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.27
HNL1,819.50
|
$33.11
MX$671.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.77
HNL13,614.68
|
$599.68
MX$12,163.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.16
HNL9,873.28
|
$424.66
MX$8,613.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.18
HNL2,346.02
|
$54.94
MX$1,114.30
|
|
pay 5.8% more for childcare
|
Honduras
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.03
HNL6,798.51
|
$230.47
MX$4,674.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,821.39
HNL96,209.96
|
$4,822.04
MX$97,803.97
|
|
pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Honduras
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
HNL51.21
|
$2.57
MX$52.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
HNL66.69
|
$3.35
MX$68.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
HNL65.94
|
$4.34
MX$88.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.64
HNL1,174.36
|
$38.86
MX$788.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
HNL166.41
|
$5.22
MX$105.90
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
|
Honduras
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.83
HNL1,002.71
|
$54.74
MX$1,110.27
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.27
HNL812.51
|
$42.64
MX$864.75
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.88
HNL1,885.24
|
$96.11
MX$1,949.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
HNL2,048.59
|
$90.93
MX$1,844.21
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