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
¥994
|
$6.37
HNL161.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥763
|
$7.45
HNL188.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥150
|
$1.17
HNL29.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$0.82
HNL20.67
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Honduras
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥235
|
$2.21
HNL55.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥883
|
$4.20
HNL106.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥842
|
$5.52
HNL139.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥311
|
$2.18
HNL55.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥421
|
$2.38
HNL60.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥336
|
$1.58
HNL40.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥158
|
$0.58
HNL14.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥253
|
$1.03
HNL26.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥314
|
$0.65
HNL16.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.74
HNL18.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥167
|
$0.85
HNL21.52
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥652
|
$4.13
HNL104.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,923
|
$48.26
HNL1,222.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,401,882
|
$19,616.27
HNL496,884.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,924
|
$18.05
HNL457.31
|
|
pay 24.4% more for housing
|
Japan
|
Honduras
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,798
|
$68.80
HNL1,742.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥77,226
|
$474.35
HNL12,015.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,223
|
$327.29
HNL8,290.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,446
|
$91.34
HNL2,313.58
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,464
|
$264.45
HNL6,698.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,712,394
|
$3,460.97
HNL87,667.19
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Honduras
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥418
|
$1.79
HNL45.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥429
|
$2.75
HNL69.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥615
|
$2.64
HNL66.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,908
|
$41.48
HNL1,050.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,848
|
$5.20
HNL131.63
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,257
|
$36.41
HNL922.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,139
|
$26.71
HNL676.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,346
|
$64.54
HNL1,634.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,604
|
$76.72
HNL1,943.42
|
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