Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 97.9% more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 83.8% more for restaurants
Honduras
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.31
HNL180.57
|
$15.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
HNL180.26
|
$9.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HNL27.91
|
$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
HNL20.59
|
$1.72
|
|
pay 55.7% more for groceries
Honduras
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
HNL52.03
|
$2.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
HNL100.54
|
$5.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
HNL128.19
|
$3.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
HNL58.28
|
$2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
HNL51.42
|
$4.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
HNL36.97
|
$2.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HNL17.06
|
$0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
HNL26.00
|
$1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL16.44
|
$2.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.48
|
$1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
HNL18.89
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
Honduras
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
HNL105.72
|
$3.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.07
HNL816.71
|
$41.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,076.54
HNL619,214.12
|
$27,291.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.08
HNL545.22
|
$14.84
|
|
pay 65.5% more for housing
Honduras
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.27
HNL1,784.54
|
$68.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.77
HNL13,353.10
|
$1,107.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.16
HNL9,683.58
|
$831.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.18
HNL2,300.95
|
$140.13
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Honduras
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.03
HNL6,667.89
|
$1,030.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,821.39
HNL94,361.49
|
$20,379.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Honduras
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
HNL50.23
|
$5.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
HNL65.41
|
$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
HNL64.67
|
$8.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.64
HNL1,151.80
|
$45.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
HNL163.21
|
$12.12
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
Honduras
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.83
HNL983.44
|
$46.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.27
HNL796.90
|
$41.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.88
HNL1,849.01
|
$81.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
HNL2,009.23
|
$106.97
|
|
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