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
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$202.55
|
$7.31
HNL184.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$170.22
|
$7.30
HNL184.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$27.02
|
$1.13
HNL28.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$20.38
|
$0.83
HNL21.07
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$53.53
|
$2.11
HNL53.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$83.40
|
$4.07
HNL102.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$117.49
|
$5.19
HNL131.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$53.60
|
$2.36
HNL59.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$69.73
|
$2.08
HNL52.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$26.34
|
$1.50
HNL37.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$12.64
|
$0.69
HNL17.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$15.74
|
$1.05
HNL26.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$15.47
|
$0.67
HNL16.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$18.07
|
$0.75
HNL18.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$15.50
|
$0.77
HNL19.33
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$106.47
|
$4.28
HNL108.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$578.26
|
$33.07
HNL835.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$455,197.50
|
$25,076.54
HNL633,518.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$347.53
|
$22.08
HNL557.82
|
|
pay 42.6% more for housing
Mexico
|
Honduras
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$661.70
|
$72.27
HNL1,825.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$11,984.01
|
$540.77
HNL13,661.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$8,486.43
|
$392.16
HNL9,907.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$1,097.88
|
$93.18
HNL2,354.10
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
Mexico
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$4,605.74
|
$270.03
HNL6,821.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$96,363.14
|
$3,821.39
HNL96,541.33
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Honduras
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$51.39
|
$2.03
HNL51.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$67.04
|
$2.65
HNL66.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$86.71
|
$2.62
HNL66.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$776.67
|
$46.64
HNL1,178.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$104.34
|
$6.61
HNL166.98
|
|
pay 21.0% less for clothing
Mexico
|
Honduras
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$1,093.91
|
$39.83
HNL1,006.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$852.01
|
$32.27
HNL815.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,920.67
|
$74.88
HNL1,891.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,817.05
|
$81.37
HNL2,055.64
|
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