Cost of living comparison
Laos is 21.2% more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in Laos instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 28.6% less for restaurants
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
HNL135.35
|
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.12
HNL176.01
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
HNL21.56
|
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
HNL17.71
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 75.0% more for groceries
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HNL41.28
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.36
HNL58.23
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
HNL108.85
|
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
HNL53.09
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
HNL46.64
|
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
HNL36.57
|
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
HNL15.17
|
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
HNL19.80
|
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
HNL12.23
|
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
HNL15.32
|
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
HNL15.90
|
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
|
pay 12.1% more for transportation
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
HNL107.26
|
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.86
HNL885.86
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,799.83
HNL587,915.88
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.52
HNL432.79
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 32.0% more for housing
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.47
HNL1,963.19
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.57
HNL9,821.06
|
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.08
HNL7,215.06
|
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.27
HNL2,452.19
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 25.5% more for childcare
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.74
HNL5,082.23
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,578.69
HNL88,402.62
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
HNL40.53
|
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
HNL55.52
|
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
HNL63.37
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.52
HNL902.05
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
HNL108.63
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 43.6% more for clothing
Honduras
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
HNL1,055.07
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.63
HNL978.87
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.01
HNL1,803.48
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.60
HNL1,892.09
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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