Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 2.5% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Honduras instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 44.4% more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.72
|
$6.37
HNL161.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR149.51
|
$7.45
HNL188.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.69
|
$1.17
HNL29.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
$0.82
HNL20.63
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.67
|
$2.21
HNL55.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.05
|
$4.20
HNL106.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.47
|
$5.52
HNL139.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.42
|
$2.18
HNL55.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.07
|
$2.38
HNL60.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.80
|
$1.58
HNL40.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.22
|
$0.58
HNL14.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.84
|
$1.03
HNL25.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.87
|
$0.65
HNL16.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.62
|
$0.74
HNL18.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
$0.85
HNL21.48
|
|
pay 20.8% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.78
|
$4.13
HNL104.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR348.87
|
$48.26
HNL1,220.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR598,058.25
|
$19,616.27
HNL495,957.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR269.13
|
$18.05
HNL456.46
|
|
pay 29.0% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Honduras
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
|
$68.80
HNL1,739.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
|
$474.35
HNL11,993.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,771.04
|
$327.29
HNL8,274.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,448.24
|
$91.34
HNL2,309.26
|
|
pay 30.8% more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
|
$264.45
HNL6,686.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10
|
$3,460.97
HNL87,503.65
|
|
pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Honduras
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.27
|
$1.79
HNL45.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR49.84
|
$2.75
HNL69.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.64
|
$2.64
HNL66.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,102.67
|
$41.48
HNL1,048.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.07
|
$5.20
HNL131.38
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Honduras
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR860.71
|
$36.41
HNL920.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR905.39
|
$26.71
HNL675.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,557.44
|
$64.54
HNL1,631.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,245.95
|
$76.72
HNL1,939.79
|
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