Cost of living comparison
New Jersey is 2.9 times more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Honduras
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
HNL161.37
|
$19.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
HNL188.69
|
$11.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
HNL29.73
|
$2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
HNL20.66
|
$2.02
|
|
pay 93.8% more for groceries
Honduras
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
HNL55.91
|
$3.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
HNL106.28
|
$7.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
HNL139.67
|
$4.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
HNL55.21
|
$3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
HNL60.16
|
$5.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
HNL40.09
|
$2.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
HNL14.57
|
$0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
HNL26.01
|
$2.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
HNL16.38
|
$2.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL18.72
|
$1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
HNL21.51
|
$1.59
|
|
pay 59.5% more for transportation
Honduras
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL104.63
|
$3.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.26
HNL1,221.84
|
$133.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,616.27
HNL496,590.86
|
$31,750.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
HNL457.04
|
$20.65
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Honduras
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.80
HNL1,741.81
|
$58.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.35
HNL12,008.38
|
$2,167.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$327.29
HNL8,285.32
|
$1,865.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.34
HNL2,312.21
|
$112.29
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Honduras
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.45
HNL6,694.59
|
$1,618.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,460.97
HNL87,615.33
|
$28,166.67
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Honduras
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
HNL45.44
|
$6.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
HNL69.67
|
$4.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.64
HNL66.74
|
$11.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
HNL1,050.15
|
$54.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
HNL131.55
|
$15.73
|
|
pay 54.8% more for clothing
Honduras
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.41
HNL921.82
|
$53.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.71
HNL676.11
|
$45.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.54
HNL1,633.96
|
$91.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.72
HNL1,942.27
|
$124.03
|
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