Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 8.4% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Honduras instead of Japan, you would:
pay 20.6% more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥1,008
|
$6.37
HNL161.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥773
|
$7.45
HNL188.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥152
|
$1.17
HNL29.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥115
|
$0.82
HNL20.63
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Honduras
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥238
|
$2.21
HNL55.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥895
|
$4.20
HNL106.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥854
|
$5.52
HNL139.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥316
|
$2.18
HNL55.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥427
|
$2.38
HNL60.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥340
|
$1.58
HNL40.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥160
|
$0.58
HNL14.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥257
|
$1.03
HNL25.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥319
|
$0.65
HNL16.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
$0.74
HNL18.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥169
|
$0.85
HNL21.48
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥661
|
$4.13
HNL104.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥9,045
|
$48.26
HNL1,220.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,448,391
|
$19,616.27
HNL495,957.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,977
|
$18.05
HNL456.46
|
|
pay 24.4% more for housing
|
Japan
|
Honduras
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,864
|
$68.80
HNL1,739.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥78,281
|
$474.35
HNL11,993.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,910
|
$327.29
HNL8,274.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,684
|
$91.34
HNL2,309.26
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥45,072
|
$264.45
HNL6,686.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,735,805
|
$3,460.97
HNL87,503.65
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥424
|
$1.79
HNL45.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥435
|
$2.75
HNL69.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥623
|
$2.64
HNL66.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥9,029
|
$41.48
HNL1,048.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,873
|
$5.20
HNL131.38
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,343
|
$36.41
HNL920.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,195
|
$26.71
HNL675.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,460
|
$64.54
HNL1,631.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,776
|
$76.72
HNL1,939.79
|
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