Cost of living comparison

Guatemala

compared to

Honduras

Honduras vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

Honduras is 5.1% cheaper than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.0% more in Honduras
Groceries: pay 10.9% less in Honduras
Transportation: pay 13.2% more in Honduras
Housing: pay 4.6% less in Honduras
Childcare: pay 20.5% less in Honduras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% less in Honduras
Clothing: pay 15.3% less in Honduras

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Honduras are more expensive than in Guatemala. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and housing are lower in Honduras.

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Honduras vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Honduras instead of Guatemala, you would:

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pay 6.0% more for restaurants

	Guatemala	Honduras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.81 GTQ52.10	$7.63 HNL205.22	+12.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GTQ60.11	$8.42 HNL226.39	+7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 GTQ8.62	$1.02 HNL27.50	-9.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.27	$0.88 HNL23.63	-7.4%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 10.9% less for groceries

	Guatemala	Honduras
Bread 1 loaf	$3.06 GTQ23.38	$2.36 HNL63.49	-22.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.94 GTQ22.53	$4.44 HNL119.37	+50.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 GTQ59.62	$5.41 HNL145.50	-30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 GTQ18.82	$2.05 HNL55.10	-16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.27 GTQ32.69	$2.85 HNL76.54	-33.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 GTQ13.56	$1.61 HNL43.27	-9.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.83	$0.59 HNL15.80	-22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 GTQ9.90	$0.99 HNL26.56	-23.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 GTQ5.62	$0.65 HNL17.41	-11.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 GTQ5.25	$0.90 HNL24.26	+31.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 GTQ6.75	$0.89 HNL24.00	+1.2%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 13.2% more for transportation

	Guatemala	Honduras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 GTQ38.56	$4.12 HNL110.85	-18.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.23 GTQ108.90	$35.76 HNL961.35	+151.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,199.77 GTQ193K	$21,409.36 HNL576K	-15.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$18.53 HNL498.20
Average			+13.2%

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pay 4.6% less for housing

	Guatemala	Honduras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.14 GTQ353.04	$59.26 HNL1,593.25	+28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$851.18 GTQ6,513.21	$620.19 HNL16,674.00	-27.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.61 GTQ4,083.17	$479.00 HNL12,877.88	-10.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.82 GTQ381.19	$103.84 HNL2,791.72	+108.4%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 20.5% less for childcare

	Guatemala	Honduras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	$290.83 HNL7,818.90	-14.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	$4,943.05 HNL133K	-26.1%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	Honduras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 GTQ25.05	$1.83 HNL49.11	-44.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 GTQ25.59	$2.98 HNL80.04	-11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.99 GTQ30.56	$2.99 HNL80.29	-25.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.26 GTQ308.05	$45.04 HNL1,210.92	+11.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 GTQ49.59	$5.64 HNL151.73	-12.9%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 15.3% less for clothing

	Guatemala	Honduras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.92 GTQ359.05	$55.59 HNL1,494.58	+18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.46 GTQ363.17	$36.60 HNL983.94	-22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.97 GTQ803.21	$73.51 HNL1,976.29	-30.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.86 GTQ733.50	$77.25 HNL2,076.89	-19.4%
Average			-15.3%

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