Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 29.4% cheaper than Honduras.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
|
Honduras
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
HNL161.46
|
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
HNL188.80
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
HNL29.75
|
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
HNL20.67
|
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
|
Honduras
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
HNL55.94
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
HNL106.34
|
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
HNL139.75
|
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
HNL55.25
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
HNL60.20
|
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
HNL40.12
|
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
HNL14.58
|
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
HNL26.03
|
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
HNL16.39
|
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL18.73
|
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
HNL21.52
|
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
|
Honduras
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL104.70
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.26
HNL1,222.56
|
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,616.27
HNL496,884.81
|
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
HNL457.31
|
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
|
Honduras
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.80
HNL1,742.84
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.35
HNL12,015.48
|
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$327.29
HNL8,290.22
|
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.34
HNL2,313.58
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
|
Honduras
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.45
HNL6,698.55
|
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,460.97
HNL87,667.19
|
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
|
pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Honduras
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
HNL45.46
|
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
HNL69.71
|
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.64
HNL66.77
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
HNL1,050.77
|
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
HNL131.63
|
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
|
pay 25.3% less for clothing
|
Honduras
|
Sri Lanka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.41
HNL922.37
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.71
HNL676.51
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.54
HNL1,634.93
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.72
HNL1,943.42
|
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
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