Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 44.2% cheaper than United States overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.5% less in Honduras
- Groceries
-
pay 34.7% less in Honduras
- Transportation
-
pay 12.0% less in Honduras
- Housing
-
pay 46.2% less in Honduras
- Childcare
-
pay 82.5% less in Honduras
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 53.3% less in Honduras
- Clothing
-
pay 29.3% less in Honduras
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Honduras.
If you lived in Honduras instead of United States, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$6.37
HNL165.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$7.45
HNL194.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.17
HNL30.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.82
HNL21.24
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$2.21
HNL57.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$4.20
HNL109.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$5.52
HNL143.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$2.18
HNL56.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$2.38
HNL61.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.58
HNL41.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.58
HNL14.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.03
HNL26.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.65
HNL16.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.74
HNL19.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.85
HNL22.12
|
|
pay 12.0% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.13
HNL107.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$48.26
HNL1,256.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$19,616.27
HNL510,594.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$18.05
HNL469.93
|
|
pay 46.2% less for housing
|
United States
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$68.80
HNL1,790.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$474.35
HNL12,347.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$327.29
HNL8,518.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$91.34
HNL2,377.41
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$264.45
HNL6,883.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$3,460.97
HNL90,085.99
|
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$1.79
HNL46.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$2.75
HNL71.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$2.64
HNL68.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$41.48
HNL1,079.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$5.20
HNL135.26
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Honduras
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$36.41
HNL947.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$26.71
HNL695.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$64.54
HNL1,680.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$76.72
HNL1,997.04
|
|
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