Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 98.0% more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Honduras
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
HNL134.97
|
$18.43
€17.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.12
HNL175.52
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
HNL21.50
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
HNL17.66
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 47.0% more for groceries
Honduras
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HNL41.17
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.36
HNL58.07
|
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
HNL108.56
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
HNL52.95
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
HNL46.51
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
HNL36.47
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
HNL15.12
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
HNL19.75
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
HNL12.20
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
HNL15.28
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
HNL15.86
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 38.9% more for transportation
Honduras
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
HNL106.96
|
$7.59
€7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.86
HNL883.42
|
$48.84
€45.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,799.83
HNL586,297.40
|
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.52
HNL431.60
|
$23.82
€22.12
|
|
pay 62.9% more for housing
Honduras
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.47
HNL1,957.79
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.57
HNL9,794.02
|
$812.75
€754.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.08
HNL7,195.19
|
$677.61
€629.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.27
HNL2,445.44
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Honduras
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.74
HNL5,068.24
|
$446.94
€415.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,578.69
HNL88,159.26
|
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Honduras
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
HNL40.42
|
$4.38
€4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
HNL55.37
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
HNL63.20
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.52
HNL899.57
|
$31.77
€29.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
HNL108.33
|
$11.38
€10.57
|
|
pay 44.1% more for clothing
Honduras
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
HNL1,052.17
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.63
HNL976.18
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.01
HNL1,798.51
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.60
HNL1,886.88
|
$119.38
€110.86
|
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