Cost of living comparison
United States is 2.3 times more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in United States instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Honduras
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.31
HNL184.10
|
$18.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
HNL183.79
|
$10.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HNL28.46
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
HNL21.00
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 75.0% more for groceries
|
Honduras
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
HNL53.05
|
$3.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
HNL102.51
|
$6.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
HNL130.70
|
$3.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
HNL59.42
|
$3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
HNL52.43
|
$5.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
HNL37.69
|
$2.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HNL17.40
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
HNL26.51
|
$2.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL16.76
|
$2.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.84
|
$1.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
HNL19.26
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 22.3% more for transportation
|
Honduras
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
HNL107.79
|
$3.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.07
HNL832.71
|
$65.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,076.54
HNL631,344.07
|
$31,580.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.08
HNL555.90
|
$17.71
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Honduras
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.27
HNL1,819.50
|
$67.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.77
HNL13,614.68
|
$1,635.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.16
HNL9,873.28
|
$1,397.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.18
HNL2,346.02
|
$148.42
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Honduras
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.03
HNL6,798.51
|
$1,344.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,821.39
HNL96,209.96
|
$23,001.10
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Honduras
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
HNL51.21
|
$5.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
HNL66.69
|
$4.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
HNL65.94
|
$9.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.64
HNL1,174.36
|
$51.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
HNL166.41
|
$13.21
|
|
pay 26.5% more for clothing
|
Honduras
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.83
HNL1,002.71
|
$50.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.27
HNL812.51
|
$40.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.88
HNL1,885.24
|
$85.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
HNL2,048.59
|
$113.11
|
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