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San Pedro Sula vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

San Pedro Sula is 2.7 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in San Pedro Sula
Groceries: pay 3.4 times more in San Pedro Sula
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in San Pedro Sula
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in San Pedro Sula
Childcare: pay 50.1% more in San Pedro Sula
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.9% more in San Pedro Sula
Clothing: pay 25.2% more in San Pedro Sula

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare in San Pedro Sula are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in San Pedro Sula.

San Pedro Sula vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	San Pedro Sula
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.75	$7.62 HNL200.71	+83.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.19	$8.46 HNL222.89	+62.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.13	$1.28 HNL33.64	+235.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.84	$1.00 HNL26.42	+597.9%
Average			+244.8%

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

	Cairo	San Pedro Sula
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.51	$2.01 HNL53.01	+235.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.27	$4.45 HNL117.36	+137.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.41	$5.75 HNL151.40	+54.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.86	$2.41 HNL63.62	+66.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.23	$3.08 HNL81.16	+49.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.38	$1.63 HNL42.90	+119.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.95	$0.57 HNL14.95	+69.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$1.51 HNL39.76	+430.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.77 HNL20.32	+511.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.96	$1.13 HNL29.82	+501.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.87	$1.08 HNL28.55	+481.7%
Average			+241.5%

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Cairo	San Pedro Sula
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.82	$3.88 HNL102.27	+185.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.52	$36.57 HNL963.39	+467.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,793.01	$23,518.42 HNL619,626.60	-37.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.56	$18.66 HNL491.73	+601.8%
Average			+304.3%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Cairo	San Pedro Sula
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.65	$43.70 HNL1,151.33	+238.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,159.48	$505.90 HNL13,328.67	+137.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,525.91	$377.34 HNL9,941.61	+175.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP910.15	$99.26 HNL2,615.23	+419.0%
Average			+242.4%

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pay 50.1% more for childcare

	Cairo	San Pedro Sula
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,418.58	$143.47 HNL3,779.99	+54.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,211.72	$3,222.37 HNL84,897.86	+45.8%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 59.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	San Pedro Sula
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.21	$1.90 HNL50.18	+30.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.89	$2.38 HNL62.82	+47.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.88	$3.05 HNL80.28	+46.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.96	$38.41 HNL1,012.05	+121.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.98	$5.70 HNL150.17	+52.4%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 25.2% more for clothing

	Cairo	San Pedro Sula
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,616.03	$75.05 HNL1,977.23	+121.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,159.85	$40.66 HNL1,071.15	-10.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,582.08	$78.83 HNL2,076.92	-32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,931.01	$75.79 HNL1,996.71	+23.1%
Average			+25.2%

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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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