Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 40.7% more expensive than Laos overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Honduras
- Groceries
-
pay 18.3% more in Honduras
- Transportation
-
pay 4.9% more in Honduras
- Housing
-
pay 2.5 times more in Honduras
- Childcare
-
pay 35.6% less in Honduras
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.5% more in Honduras
- Clothing
-
pay 11.7% less in Honduras
The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Honduras are more expensive than in Laos. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Honduras. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Honduras.
If you lived in Honduras instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,112
|
$6.37
HNL163.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,113
|
$7.45
HNL190.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK14,961
|
$1.17
HNL30.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,522
|
$0.82
HNL20.87
|
|
pay 18.3% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,721
|
$2.21
HNL56.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK282,392
|
$4.20
HNL107.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK138,699
|
$5.52
HNL141.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK44,745
|
$2.18
HNL55.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK44,859
|
$2.38
HNL60.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,146
|
$1.58
HNL40.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,075
|
$0.58
HNL14.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,745
|
$1.03
HNL26.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK27,937
|
$0.65
HNL16.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,062
|
$0.74
HNL18.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,796
|
$0.85
HNL21.73
|
|
pay 4.9% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK99,800
|
$4.13
HNL105.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,166,949
|
$48.26
HNL1,234.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK610,380,007
|
$19,616.27
HNL501,771.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK229,122
|
$18.05
HNL461.81
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Laos
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK194,666
|
$68.80
HNL1,759.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,535,611
|
$474.35
HNL12,133.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,537,087
|
$327.29
HNL8,371.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,275,144
|
$91.34
HNL2,336.33
|
|
pay 35.6% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,312,816
|
$264.45
HNL6,764.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK198,061,034
|
$3,460.97
HNL88,529.39
|
|
pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK23,965
|
$1.79
HNL45.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,083
|
$2.75
HNL70.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,667
|
$2.64
HNL67.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,436,934
|
$41.48
HNL1,061.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,401
|
$5.20
HNL132.92
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,703,174
|
$36.41
HNL931.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,331,521
|
$26.71
HNL683.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,413,263
|
$64.54
HNL1,651.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,011,309
|
$76.72
HNL1,962.53
|
|
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