Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 33.2% cheaper than Michigan.
If you lived in Honduras instead of Michigan, you would:
pay 49.1% less for restaurants
Michigan
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.21
|
$7.31
HNL180.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
|
$7.30
HNL180.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
|
$1.13
HNL27.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
|
$0.83
HNL20.59
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Michigan
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.02
|
$2.11
HNL52.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.38
|
$4.07
HNL100.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
|
$5.19
HNL128.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
|
$2.36
HNL58.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
|
$2.08
HNL51.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.50
HNL36.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.69
HNL17.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$1.05
HNL26.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
|
$0.67
HNL16.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.75
HNL18.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.77
HNL18.89
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
Michigan
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
|
$4.28
HNL105.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
|
$33.07
HNL816.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,722.13
|
$25,076.54
HNL619,214.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.20
|
$22.08
HNL545.22
|
|
pay 28.7% less for housing
Michigan
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.97
|
$72.27
HNL1,784.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,272.02
|
$540.77
HNL13,353.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,084.81
|
$392.16
HNL9,683.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.00
|
$93.18
HNL2,300.95
|
|
pay 77.2% less for childcare
Michigan
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,063.19
|
$270.03
HNL6,667.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,799.54
|
$3,821.39
HNL94,361.49
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
Michigan
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.49
|
$2.03
HNL50.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.78
|
$2.65
HNL65.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.41
|
$2.62
HNL64.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.86
|
$46.64
HNL1,151.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.19
|
$6.61
HNL163.21
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Michigan
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.41
|
$39.83
HNL983.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.63
|
$32.27
HNL796.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
|
$74.88
HNL1,849.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.69
|
$81.37
HNL2,009.23
|
|
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