Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 23.8% cheaper than Honduras.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 51.9% less for restaurants
Honduras
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.31
HNL180.57
|
$2.62
MYR12.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
HNL180.26
|
$3.79
MYR17.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HNL27.91
|
$0.66
MYR3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
HNL20.59
|
$0.38
MYR1.82
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
Honduras
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
HNL52.03
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
HNL100.54
|
$7.05
MYR33.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
HNL128.19
|
$5.70
MYR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
HNL58.28
|
$1.88
MYR8.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
HNL51.42
|
$1.75
MYR8.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
HNL36.97
|
$1.07
MYR5.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HNL17.06
|
$0.54
MYR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
HNL26.00
|
$1.14
MYR5.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL16.44
|
$0.58
MYR2.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.48
|
$0.38
MYR1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
HNL18.89
|
$0.48
MYR2.28
|
|
pay 39.6% less for transportation
Honduras
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
HNL105.72
|
$1.65
MYR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.07
HNL816.71
|
$14.08
MYR66.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,076.54
HNL619,214.12
|
$32,947.56
MYR156,138.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.08
HNL545.22
|
$6.40
MYR30.33
|
|
pay 57.5% less for housing
Honduras
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.27
HNL1,784.54
|
$23.98
MYR113.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.77
HNL13,353.10
|
$285.65
MYR1,353.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.16
HNL9,683.58
|
$192.76
MYR913.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.18
HNL2,300.95
|
$32.50
MYR154.04
|
|
pay 5.7% more for childcare
Honduras
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.03
HNL6,667.89
|
$152.58
MYR723.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,821.39
HNL94,361.49
|
$5,918.25
MYR28,046.58
|
|
pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports
Honduras
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
HNL50.23
|
$3.27
MYR15.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
HNL65.41
|
$2.46
MYR11.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
HNL64.67
|
$3.72
MYR17.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.64
HNL1,151.80
|
$31.52
MYR149.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
HNL163.21
|
$3.61
MYR17.12
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Honduras
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.83
HNL983.44
|
$50.13
MYR237.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.27
HNL796.90
|
$26.02
MYR123.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.88
HNL1,849.01
|
$59.27
MYR280.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
HNL2,009.23
|
$51.45
MYR243.84
|
|
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