Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 14.9% cheaper than Honduras.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 14.9% less for restaurants
Honduras
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.31
HNL180.11
|
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
HNL179.80
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HNL27.84
|
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
HNL20.54
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
Honduras
|
South Africa
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
HNL51.90
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
HNL100.28
|
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
HNL127.86
|
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
HNL58.13
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
HNL51.29
|
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
HNL36.88
|
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HNL17.02
|
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
HNL25.94
|
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL16.40
|
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.43
|
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
HNL18.84
|
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
|
pay 4.4% less for transportation
Honduras
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
HNL105.45
|
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.07
HNL814.64
|
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,076.54
HNL617,644.10
|
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.08
HNL543.84
|
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
|
pay 28.0% less for housing
Honduras
|
South Africa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.27
HNL1,780.02
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.77
HNL13,319.25
|
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.16
HNL9,659.03
|
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.18
HNL2,295.12
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
|
pay 19.0% less for childcare
Honduras
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.03
HNL6,650.99
|
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,821.39
HNL94,122.23
|
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
Honduras
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
HNL50.10
|
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
HNL65.24
|
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
HNL64.51
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.64
HNL1,148.88
|
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
HNL162.80
|
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Honduras
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.83
HNL980.95
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.27
HNL794.87
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.88
HNL1,844.33
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
HNL2,004.13
|
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
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