Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 0.6% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Honduras instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$204.50
|
$7.31
HNL185.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$171.86
|
$7.30
HNL185.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$27.28
|
$1.13
HNL28.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$20.58
|
$0.83
HNL21.16
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$54.04
|
$2.11
HNL53.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$84.21
|
$4.07
HNL103.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$118.62
|
$5.19
HNL131.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$54.11
|
$2.36
HNL59.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$70.40
|
$2.08
HNL52.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$26.59
|
$1.50
HNL37.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$12.76
|
$0.69
HNL17.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$15.89
|
$1.05
HNL26.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$15.62
|
$0.67
HNL16.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$18.25
|
$0.75
HNL18.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$15.65
|
$0.77
HNL19.41
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$107.50
|
$4.28
HNL108.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$583.82
|
$33.07
HNL839.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$459,577.75
|
$25,076.54
HNL636,249.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$350.87
|
$22.08
HNL560.22
|
|
pay 42.6% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Honduras
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$668.07
|
$72.27
HNL1,833.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$12,099.33
|
$540.77
HNL13,720.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$8,568.10
|
$392.16
HNL9,950.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$1,108.45
|
$93.18
HNL2,364.25
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$4,650.06
|
$270.03
HNL6,851.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$97,290.42
|
$3,821.39
HNL96,957.56
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$51.89
|
$2.03
HNL51.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$67.69
|
$2.65
HNL67.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$87.54
|
$2.62
HNL66.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$784.14
|
$46.64
HNL1,183.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$105.35
|
$6.61
HNL167.70
|
|
pay 21.0% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$1,104.44
|
$39.83
HNL1,010.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$860.21
|
$32.27
HNL818.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,939.16
|
$74.88
HNL1,899.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,834.53
|
$81.37
HNL2,064.51
|
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