Cost of living comparison
Virginia is 2.8 times more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in Virginia instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Honduras
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
HNL161.16
|
$20.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
HNL188.45
|
$11.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
HNL29.69
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
HNL20.63
|
$2.04
|
|
pay 85.4% more for groceries
Honduras
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
HNL55.83
|
$3.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
HNL106.14
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
HNL139.49
|
$3.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
HNL55.14
|
$3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
HNL60.09
|
$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
HNL40.04
|
$2.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
HNL14.56
|
$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
HNL25.98
|
$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
HNL16.36
|
$2.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
HNL18.69
|
$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
HNL21.48
|
$1.41
|
|
pay 26.6% more for transportation
Honduras
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HNL104.50
|
$3.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.26
HNL1,220.28
|
$79.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,616.27
HNL495,957.86
|
$32,788.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
HNL456.46
|
$16.99
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Honduras
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.80
HNL1,739.59
|
$69.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.35
HNL11,993.07
|
$1,832.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$327.29
HNL8,274.76
|
$1,500.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.34
HNL2,309.26
|
$145.31
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Honduras
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.45
HNL6,686.05
|
$1,614.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,460.97
HNL87,503.65
|
$28,849.72
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Honduras
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
HNL45.38
|
$6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
HNL69.58
|
$5.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.64
HNL66.65
|
$9.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
HNL1,048.81
|
$58.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
HNL131.38
|
$14.24
|
|
pay 52.2% more for clothing
Honduras
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.41
HNL920.65
|
$53.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.71
HNL675.24
|
$41.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.54
HNL1,631.88
|
$92.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.72
HNL1,939.79
|
$126.91
|
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