Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 2.3 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Honduras instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 9.7% more for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.37
HNL161.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
$7.45
HNL188.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
$1.17
HNL29.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
$0.82
HNL20.67
|
|
pay 33.4% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
$2.21
HNL55.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
$4.20
HNL106.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
$5.52
HNL139.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
$2.18
HNL55.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
$2.38
HNL60.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
$1.58
HNL40.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
$0.58
HNL14.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
$1.03
HNL26.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
$0.65
HNL16.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
$0.74
HNL18.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
$0.85
HNL21.52
|
|
pay 69.7% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
$4.13
HNL104.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
$48.26
HNL1,222.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
$19,616.27
HNL496,884.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
$18.05
HNL457.31
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Honduras
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
$68.80
HNL1,742.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
$474.35
HNL12,015.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
$327.29
HNL8,290.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$91.34
HNL2,313.58
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
$264.45
HNL6,698.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
$3,460.97
HNL87,667.19
|
|
pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Honduras
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
$1.79
HNL45.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
$2.75
HNL69.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
$2.64
HNL66.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
$41.48
HNL1,050.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.20
HNL131.63
|
|
pay 32.2% less for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Honduras
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
$36.41
HNL922.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
$26.71
HNL676.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
$64.54
HNL1,634.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
$76.72
HNL1,943.42
|
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