Cost of living comparison
Laos is 12.9% more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in Laos instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 45.9% less for restaurants
|
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.31
HNL180.11
|
$1.85
LAK39,303
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
HNL179.80
|
$4.45
LAK94,418
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HNL27.84
|
$0.78
LAK16,490
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
HNL20.54
|
$0.51
LAK10,894
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
|
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
HNL51.90
|
$1.02
LAK21,597
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
HNL100.28
|
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
HNL127.86
|
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
HNL58.13
|
$2.10
LAK44,614
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
HNL51.29
|
$2.11
LAK44,712
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
HNL36.88
|
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HNL17.02
|
$0.75
LAK15,994
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
HNL25.94
|
$0.98
LAK20,709
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL16.40
|
$1.31
LAK27,811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.43
|
$0.71
LAK15,102
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
HNL18.84
|
$0.46
LAK9,771
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
|
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
HNL105.45
|
$4.65
LAK98,820
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.07
HNL814.64
|
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,076.54
HNL617,644.10
|
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.08
HNL543.84
|
$14.15
LAK300,495
|
|
pay 19.8% more for housing
|
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.27
HNL1,780.02
|
$10.22
LAK216,933
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.77
HNL13,319.25
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,394,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.16
HNL9,659.03
|
$818.32
LAK17,375,598
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.18
HNL2,295.12
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
|
pay 85.2% more for childcare
|
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.03
HNL6,650.99
|
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,821.39
HNL94,122.23
|
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
HNL50.10
|
$1.15
LAK24,388
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
HNL65.24
|
$1.68
LAK35,706
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
HNL64.51
|
$1.82
LAK38,687
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.64
HNL1,148.88
|
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
HNL162.80
|
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
|
pay 32.5% more for clothing
|
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.83
HNL980.95
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.27
HNL794.87
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.88
HNL1,844.33
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
HNL2,004.13
|
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
|
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