Cost of living comparison
compared to
Louisiana vs. Honduras Cost of Living Summary
Louisiana is 66.1% more expensive than Honduras overall.
Louisiana vs. Honduras Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 96.6% more for restaurants
|
Honduras
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.63
HNL204.91
|
$19.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
HNL226.05
|
$11.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
HNL27.46
|
$2.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
HNL23.59
|
$1.88
|
|
Honduras vs. Louisiana - Cost of restaurants
pay 52.5% more for groceries
|
Honduras
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
HNL63.39
|
$3.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.44
HNL119.19
|
$5.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
HNL145.29
|
$4.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
HNL55.01
|
$3.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
HNL76.43
|
$4.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
HNL43.20
|
$2.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
HNL15.78
|
$0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
HNL26.52
|
$2.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
HNL17.38
|
$2.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
HNL24.23
|
$1.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
HNL23.97
|
$1.18
|
|
Honduras vs. Louisiana - Cost of groceries
pay 16.1% more for transportation
|
Honduras
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
HNL110.69
|
$3.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.76
HNL959.92
|
$53.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,409.36
HNL575K
|
$35,118.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.53
HNL497.46
|
$14.51
|
|
Honduras vs. Louisiana - Cost of transportation
pay 85.7% more for housing
|
Honduras
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.26
HNL1,590.87
|
$64.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$620.19
HNL16,649.12
|
$1,183.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$479.00
HNL12,858.67
|
$1,016.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.84
HNL2,787.55
|
$149.62
|
|
Honduras vs. Louisiana - Cost of housing
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Honduras
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.83
HNL7,807.24
|
$1,354.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,943.05
HNL133K
|
$12,067.78
|
|
Honduras vs. Louisiana - Cost of childcare
pay 83.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Honduras
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
HNL49.04
|
$5.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
HNL79.93
|
$5.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
HNL80.17
|
$8.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.04
HNL1,209.12
|
$42.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.64
HNL151.50
|
$12.50
|
|
Honduras vs. Louisiana - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 10.3% more for clothing
|
Honduras
|
Louisiana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.59
HNL1,492.35
|
$47.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
HNL982.47
|
$40.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.51
HNL1,973.34
|
$80.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.25
HNL2,073.79
|
$111.19
|
|
Honduras vs. Louisiana - Cost of clothing
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