Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 12.6% cheaper than Honduras.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
Honduras
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
HNL134.97
|
$2.36
MYR11.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.12
HNL175.52
|
$3.63
MYR17.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
HNL21.50
|
$0.63
MYR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
HNL17.66
|
$0.34
MYR1.62
|
|
pay 3.5% more for groceries
Honduras
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HNL41.17
|
$0.85
MYR4.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.36
HNL58.07
|
$6.41
MYR30.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
HNL108.56
|
$5.71
MYR27.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
HNL52.95
|
$1.40
MYR6.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
HNL46.51
|
$1.88
MYR8.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
HNL36.47
|
$0.99
MYR4.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
HNL15.12
|
$0.52
MYR2.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
HNL19.75
|
$1.04
MYR4.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
HNL12.20
|
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
HNL15.28
|
$0.35
MYR1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
HNL15.86
|
$0.48
MYR2.30
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Honduras
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
HNL106.96
|
$1.79
MYR8.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.86
HNL883.42
|
$18.01
MYR85.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,799.83
HNL586,297.40
|
$34,228.03
MYR162,240.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.52
HNL431.60
|
$5.07
MYR24.03
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
Honduras
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.47
HNL1,957.79
|
$26.77
MYR126.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.57
HNL9,794.02
|
$326.71
MYR1,548.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.08
HNL7,195.19
|
$217.05
MYR1,028.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.27
HNL2,445.44
|
$34.40
MYR163.07
|
|
pay 20.6% more for childcare
Honduras
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.74
HNL5,068.24
|
$144.81
MYR686.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,578.69
HNL88,159.26
|
$6,108.87
MYR28,956.03
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
Honduras
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
HNL40.42
|
$3.43
MYR16.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
HNL55.37
|
$2.46
MYR11.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
HNL63.20
|
$4.06
MYR19.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.52
HNL899.57
|
$32.59
MYR154.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
HNL108.33
|
$3.62
MYR17.17
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Honduras
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
HNL1,052.17
|
$47.09
MYR223.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.63
HNL976.18
|
$24.30
MYR115.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.01
HNL1,798.51
|
$62.25
MYR295.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.60
HNL1,886.88
|
$56.25
MYR266.61
|
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