Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 2.5 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Honduras instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 81.2% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Honduras
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$7.31
HNL180.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$7.30
HNL179.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$1.13
HNL27.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.83
HNL20.54
|
|
pay 29.0% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$2.11
HNL51.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$4.07
HNL100.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$5.19
HNL127.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$2.36
HNL58.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$2.08
HNL51.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$1.50
HNL36.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.69
HNL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$1.05
HNL25.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.67
HNL16.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.75
HNL18.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.77
HNL18.84
|
|
pay 89.7% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$4.28
HNL105.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$33.07
HNL814.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$25,076.54
HNL617,644.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$22.08
HNL543.84
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Honduras
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$72.27
HNL1,780.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$540.77
HNL13,319.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$392.16
HNL9,659.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$93.18
HNL2,295.12
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Honduras
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$270.03
HNL6,650.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$3,821.39
HNL94,122.23
|
|
pay 80.4% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Honduras
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$2.03
HNL50.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$2.65
HNL65.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$2.62
HNL64.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$46.64
HNL1,148.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.61
HNL162.80
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Honduras
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$39.83
HNL980.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$32.27
HNL794.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$74.88
HNL1,844.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$81.37
HNL2,004.13
|
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