Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 11.0% cheaper than Honduras.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 5.2% less for restaurants
Honduras
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
HNL134.97
|
$4.65
NIO170.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.12
HNL175.52
|
$5.71
NIO209.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
HNL21.50
|
$0.82
NIO30.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
HNL17.66
|
$0.86
NIO31.58
|
|
pay 14.0% more for groceries
Honduras
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HNL41.17
|
$1.25
NIO45.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.36
HNL58.07
|
$1.74
NIO63.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
HNL108.56
|
$3.94
NIO144.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
HNL52.95
|
$1.81
NIO66.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
HNL46.51
|
$2.36
NIO86.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
HNL36.47
|
$2.58
NIO94.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
HNL15.12
|
$0.53
NIO19.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
HNL19.75
|
$1.39
NIO50.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
HNL12.20
|
$0.62
NIO22.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
HNL15.28
|
$0.80
NIO29.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
HNL15.86
|
$0.77
NIO28.24
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
Honduras
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
HNL106.96
|
$4.74
NIO173.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.86
HNL883.42
|
$7.00
NIO256.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,799.83
HNL586,297.40
|
$16,668.72
NIO611,916.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.52
HNL431.60
|
$6.95
NIO254.99
|
|
pay 18.8% less for housing
Honduras
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.47
HNL1,957.79
|
$71.08
NIO2,609.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.57
HNL9,794.02
|
$341.07
NIO12,520.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.08
HNL7,195.19
|
$278.89
NIO10,238.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.27
HNL2,445.44
|
$53.79
NIO1,974.52
|
|
pay 11.1% less for childcare
Honduras
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.74
HNL5,068.24
|
$113.32
NIO4,159.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,578.69
HNL88,159.26
|
$4,387.37
NIO161,062.48
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
Honduras
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
HNL40.42
|
$2.07
NIO76.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
HNL55.37
|
$2.19
NIO80.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
HNL63.20
|
$3.06
NIO112.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.52
HNL899.57
|
$30.79
NIO1,130.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
HNL108.33
|
$5.10
NIO187.27
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Honduras
|
Nicaragua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
HNL1,052.17
|
$33.90
NIO1,244.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.63
HNL976.18
|
$34.04
NIO1,249.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.01
HNL1,798.51
|
$48.18
NIO1,768.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.60
HNL1,886.88
|
$55.00
NIO2,018.97
|
|
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