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San Pedro Sula vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

San Pedro Sula is 38.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in San Pedro Sula
Groceries: pay 58.6% more in San Pedro Sula
Transportation: pay 85.1% more in San Pedro Sula
Housing: pay 79.9% more in San Pedro Sula
Childcare: pay 82.9% less in San Pedro Sula
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.3% less in San Pedro Sula
Clothing: pay 0.1% more in San Pedro Sula

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, and clothing in San Pedro Sula are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in San Pedro Sula. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in San Pedro Sula.

San Pedro Sula vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Pedro Sula instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	San Pedro Sula
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$7.62 HNL200.71	+81.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$8.46 HNL222.89	+72.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.28 HNL33.64	+166.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$1.00 HNL26.42	+226.7%
Average			+136.6%

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pay 58.6% more for groceries

	Beijing	San Pedro Sula
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$2.01 HNL53.01	+17.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$4.45 HNL117.36	-40.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$5.75 HNL151.40	-13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$2.41 HNL63.62	+35.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$3.08 HNL81.16	+101.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$1.63 HNL42.90	+65.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.57 HNL14.95	-26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$1.51 HNL39.76	+88.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$0.77 HNL20.32	+28.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$1.13 HNL29.82	+224.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$1.08 HNL28.55	+162.7%
Average			+58.6%

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pay 85.1% more for transportation

	Beijing	San Pedro Sula
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$3.88 HNL102.27	-7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$36.57 HNL963.39	+15.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$23,518.42 HNL619,626.60	+29.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$18.66 HNL491.73	+303.4%
Average			+85.1%

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pay 79.9% more for housing

	Beijing	San Pedro Sula
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$43.70 HNL1,151.33	+237.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$505.90 HNL13,328.67	-45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$377.34 HNL9,941.61	-25.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$99.26 HNL2,615.23	+152.8%
Average			+79.9%

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pay 82.9% less for childcare

	Beijing	San Pedro Sula
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$143.47 HNL3,779.99	-79.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$3,222.37 HNL84,897.86	-86.1%
Average			-82.9%

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pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	San Pedro Sula
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$1.90 HNL50.18	+69.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$2.38 HNL62.82	-17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$3.05 HNL80.28	-27.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$38.41 HNL1,012.05	-33.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$5.70 HNL150.17	-32.2%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 0.1% more for clothing

	Beijing	San Pedro Sula
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$75.05 HNL1,977.23	+20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$40.66 HNL1,071.15	+11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$78.83 HNL2,076.92	-3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$75.79 HNL1,996.71	-28.2%
Average			+0.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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