Cost of living comparison

Honduras

compared to

China

China vs. Honduras Cost of Living Summary

China is 34.4% cheaper than Honduras overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.6% less in China
Groceries: pay 28.0% less in China
Transportation: pay 23.7% less in China
Housing: pay 54.4% less in China
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in China
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5% less in China
Clothing: pay 5.6% less in China

Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in China. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in China.

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China vs. Honduras Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.6% less for restaurants

	Honduras	China
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.63 HNL205.22	$3.02 CN¥20.18	-60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 HNL226.39	$5.16 CN¥34.52	-38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 HNL27.50	$0.51 CN¥3.39	-50.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 HNL23.63	$0.29 CN¥1.97	-66.5%
Average			-53.6%

Honduras vs. China - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.0% less for groceries

	Honduras	China
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 HNL63.49	$1.66 CN¥11.09	-29.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.44 HNL119.37	$6.71 CN¥44.88	+51.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 HNL145.50	$6.65 CN¥44.53	+23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 HNL55.10	$1.57 CN¥10.47	-23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.85 HNL76.54	$1.52 CN¥10.14	-46.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 HNL43.27	$0.83 CN¥5.55	-48.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 HNL15.80	$0.59 CN¥3.92	-0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 HNL26.56	$0.67 CN¥4.46	-32.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 HNL17.41	$0.58 CN¥3.90	-9.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 HNL24.26	$0.33 CN¥2.18	-63.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 HNL24.00	$0.40 CN¥2.67	-55.3%
Average			-28.0%

Honduras vs. China - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.7% less for transportation

	Honduras	China
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 HNL110.85	$4.77 CN¥31.92	+15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.76 HNL961.35	$20.77 CN¥138.99	-41.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,409.36 HNL576K	$18,838.53 CN¥126K	-12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.53 HNL498.20	$4.24 CN¥28.39	-77.1%
Average			-23.7%

Honduras vs. China - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.4% less for housing

	Honduras	China
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.26 HNL1,593.25	$11.27 CN¥75.42	-81.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$620.19 HNL16,674.00	$336.09 CN¥2,248.74	-45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$479.00 HNL12,877.88	$212.64 CN¥1,422.74	-55.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.84 HNL2,791.72	$42.92 CN¥287.14	-58.7%
Average			-54.4%

Honduras vs. China - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Honduras	China
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$290.83 HNL7,818.90	$500.54 CN¥3,348.99	+72.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,943.05 HNL133K	$18,908.16 CN¥127K	+282.5%
Average			+156.6%

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pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Honduras	China
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 HNL49.11	$1.12 CN¥7.52	-38.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 HNL80.04	$2.84 CN¥19.00	-4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 HNL80.29	$3.71 CN¥24.79	+24.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.04 HNL1,210.92	$41.75 CN¥279.37	-7.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 HNL151.73	$6.28 CN¥41.99	+11.2%
Average			-7.5%

Honduras vs. China - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.6% less for clothing

	Honduras	China
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.59 HNL1,494.58	$46.40 CN¥310.43	-16.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.60 HNL983.94	$33.97 CN¥227.29	-7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.51 HNL1,976.29	$73.79 CN¥493.72	+0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.25 HNL2,076.89	$78.93 CN¥528.10	+2.2%
Average			-5.6%

Honduras vs. China - Cost of clothing

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