Cost of living comparison

Honduras

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Honduras Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 47.6% more expensive than Honduras overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.3% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 24.8% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 47.8% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 47.2% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.7% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 17.9% more in New Zealand

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, and groceries in New Zealand are more expensive than in Honduras. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

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New Zealand vs. Honduras Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Honduras, you would:

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pay 51.3% more for restaurants

	Honduras	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.63 HNL205.56	$13.26 NZ$23.91	+73.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 HNL226.77	$8.99 NZ$16.20	+6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 HNL27.55	$2.04 NZ$3.68	+99.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 HNL23.67	$1.83 NZ$3.30	+108.4%
Average			+51.3%

Honduras vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.8% more for groceries

	Honduras	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 HNL63.60	$1.73 NZ$3.11	-26.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.44 HNL119.57	$3.78 NZ$6.82	-14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 HNL145.75	$6.47 NZ$11.67	+19.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 HNL55.19	$5.79 NZ$10.44	+182.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.85 HNL76.67	$3.83 NZ$6.90	+34.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 HNL43.34	$1.22 NZ$2.19	-24.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 HNL15.83	$0.94 NZ$1.70	+60.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 HNL26.61	$1.32 NZ$2.38	+33.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 HNL17.44	$2.20 NZ$3.96	+239.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 HNL24.30	$0.89 NZ$1.60	-1.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 HNL24.04	$0.67 NZ$1.20	-25.4%
Average			+24.8%

Honduras vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.8% more for transportation

	Honduras	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 HNL111.04	$6.34 NZ$11.42	+53.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.76 HNL962.98	$83.43 NZ$150.36	+133.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,409.36 HNL577K	$24,108.51 NZ$43,450.50	+12.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.53 HNL499.04	$17.20 NZ$30.99	-7.2%
Average			+47.8%

Honduras vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.2% more for housing

	Honduras	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.26 HNL1,595.94	$49.30 NZ$88.85	-16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$620.19 HNL16,702.17	$976.74 NZ$1,760.36	+57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$479.00 HNL12,899.64	$843.74 NZ$1,520.66	+76.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.84 HNL2,796.44	$95.64 NZ$172.37	-7.9%
Average			+47.2%

Honduras vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Honduras	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$290.83 HNL7,832.12	$716.92 NZ$1,292.09	+146.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,943.05 HNL133K	$16,937.81 NZ$30,526.82	+242.7%
Average			+190.6%

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pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Honduras	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 HNL49.19	$5.70 NZ$10.26	+211.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 HNL80.18	$3.26 NZ$5.88	+9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 HNL80.43	$22.75 NZ$40.99	+661.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.04 HNL1,212.97	$39.17 NZ$70.59	-13.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 HNL151.99	$10.27 NZ$18.51	+82.0%
Average			+75.7%

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pay 17.9% more for clothing

	Honduras	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.59 HNL1,497.10	$63.30 NZ$114.09	+13.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.60 HNL985.60	$33.63 NZ$60.60	-8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.51 HNL1,979.63	$91.48 NZ$164.87	+24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.25 HNL2,080.40	$114.46 NZ$206.29	+48.2%
Average			+17.9%

Honduras vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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