Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 3.0 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Honduras instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 82.6% more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR833.33
|
$6.37
HNL161.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,977.38
|
$7.45
HNL188.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR205.74
|
$1.17
HNL29.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR102.40
|
$0.82
HNL20.62
|
|
pay 31.6% more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR163.97
|
$2.21
HNL55.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,807.67
|
$4.20
HNL106.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,836.66
|
$5.52
HNL139.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR633.74
|
$2.18
HNL55.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR667.06
|
$2.38
HNL60.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR883.43
|
$1.58
HNL40.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.04
|
$0.58
HNL14.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR745.58
|
$1.03
HNL25.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR145.30
|
$0.65
HNL16.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR140.27
|
$0.74
HNL18.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.81
|
$0.85
HNL21.47
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,406.97
|
$4.13
HNL104.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,130.85
|
$48.26
HNL1,219.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,450,470.56
|
$19,616.27
HNL495,588.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR898.30
|
$18.05
HNL456.12
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,015.32
|
$68.80
HNL1,738.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,525.81
|
$474.35
HNL11,984.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR35,889.45
|
$327.29
HNL8,268.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,927.69
|
$91.34
HNL2,307.54
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,838.90
|
$264.45
HNL6,681.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR138,228.37
|
$3,460.97
HNL87,438.53
|
|
pay 35.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR582.62
|
$1.79
HNL45.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR683.69
|
$2.75
HNL69.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,591.78
|
$2.64
HNL66.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,293.20
|
$41.48
HNL1,048.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR939.26
|
$5.20
HNL131.29
|
|
pay 47.2% more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,605.56
|
$36.41
HNL919.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,587.51
|
$26.71
HNL674.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,122.67
|
$64.54
HNL1,630.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,767.39
|
$76.72
HNL1,938.35
|
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