Cost of living comparison
Japan is 19.1% more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in Japan instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 14.4% less for restaurants
|
Honduras
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.31
HNL180.11
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
HNL179.80
|
$4.91
¥765
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HNL27.84
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
HNL20.54
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 36.7% more for groceries
|
Honduras
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
HNL51.90
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
HNL100.28
|
$5.54
¥863
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
HNL127.86
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
HNL58.13
|
$1.99
¥309
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
HNL51.29
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
HNL36.88
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HNL17.02
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
HNL25.94
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL16.40
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.43
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
HNL18.84
|
$0.90
¥140
|
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pay 19.2% more for transportation
|
Honduras
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
HNL105.45
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.07
HNL814.64
|
$60.62
¥9,438
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,076.54
HNL617,644.10
|
$21,439.97
¥3,337,667
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.08
HNL543.84
|
$24.44
¥3,804
|
|
pay 17.0% less for housing
|
Honduras
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.27
HNL1,780.02
|
$33.46
¥5,209
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.77
HNL13,319.25
|
$480.50
¥74,802
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.16
HNL9,659.03
|
$321.68
¥50,077
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.18
HNL2,295.12
|
$107.01
¥16,658
|
|
pay 86.0% more for childcare
|
Honduras
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.03
HNL6,650.99
|
$240.59
¥37,454
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,821.39
HNL94,122.23
|
$10,805.94
¥1,682,214
|
|
pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Honduras
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
HNL50.10
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
HNL65.24
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
HNL64.51
|
$3.86
¥602
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.64
HNL1,148.88
|
$55.52
¥8,644
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
HNL162.80
|
$11.57
¥1,801
|
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pay 11.7% less for clothing
|
Honduras
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.83
HNL980.95
|
$38.65
¥6,017
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.27
HNL794.87
|
$25.96
¥4,041
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.88
HNL1,844.33
|
$52.99
¥8,249
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
HNL2,004.13
|
$85.48
¥13,307
|
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