Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 35.3% more expensive than Peru overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 49.9% more in Honduras
- Groceries
-
pay 52.1% more in Honduras
- Transportation
-
pay 40.5% more in Honduras
- Housing
-
pay 92.4% more in Honduras
- Childcare
-
pay 20.1% more in Honduras
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.9% less in Honduras
- Clothing
-
pay 1.7% more in Honduras
The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and clothing in Honduras are more expensive than in Peru. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Honduras.
If you lived in Honduras instead of Peru, you would:
pay 49.9% more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.69
|
$6.37
HNL162.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.10
|
$7.45
HNL190.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.41
|
$1.17
HNL30.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.72
|
$0.82
HNL20.86
|
|
pay 52.1% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.76
|
$2.21
HNL56.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN11.78
|
$4.20
HNL107.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN16.95
|
$5.52
HNL141.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.79
|
$2.18
HNL55.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.80
|
$2.38
HNL60.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.60
|
$1.58
HNL40.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.58
HNL14.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.60
|
$1.03
HNL26.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$0.65
HNL16.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.59
|
$0.74
HNL18.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
$0.85
HNL21.71
|
|
pay 40.5% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN18.99
|
$4.13
HNL105.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN64.44
|
$48.26
HNL1,233.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN75,105.99
|
$19,616.27
HNL501,346.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN58.70
|
$18.05
HNL461.42
|
|
pay 92.4% more for housing
|
Peru
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN104.45
|
$68.80
HNL1,758.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,188.83
|
$474.35
HNL12,123.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN875.64
|
$327.29
HNL8,364.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN136.03
|
$91.34
HNL2,334.35
|
|
pay 20.1% more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN624.10
|
$264.45
HNL6,758.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN14,909.12
|
$3,460.97
HNL88,454.47
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.03
|
$1.79
HNL45.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.41
|
$2.75
HNL70.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN19.76
|
$2.64
HNL67.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN117.62
|
$41.48
HNL1,060.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.43
|
$5.20
HNL132.81
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN156.15
|
$36.41
HNL930.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN95.25
|
$26.71
HNL682.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN243.86
|
$64.54
HNL1,649.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN230.07
|
$76.72
HNL1,960.87
|
|
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