Cost of living comparison

Honduras

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Honduras Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 17.4% cheaper than Honduras overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.4% more in Romania
Groceries: pay 28.0% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 2.4% more in Romania
Housing: pay 39.9% less in Romania
Childcare: pay 54.7% more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.5% more in Romania
Clothing: pay 5.8% more in Romania

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Romania are more expensive than in Honduras. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Romania.

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Romania vs. Honduras Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Romania instead of Honduras, you would:

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pay 19.4% more for restaurants

	Honduras	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.63 HNL205.22	$9.82 RON46.44	+28.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 HNL226.39	$7.22 RON34.13	-14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 HNL27.50	$1.87 RON8.86	+83.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 HNL23.63	$1.57 RON7.43	+78.7%
Average			+19.4%

Honduras vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.0% less for groceries

	Honduras	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 HNL63.49	$1.10 RON5.19	-53.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.44 HNL119.37	$3.76 RON17.78	-15.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 HNL145.50	$5.36 RON25.36	-0.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 HNL55.10	$2.91 RON13.77	+42.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.85 HNL76.54	$2.69 RON12.72	-5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 HNL43.27	$0.51 RON2.42	-68.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 HNL15.80	$0.67 RON3.18	+14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 HNL26.56	$0.65 RON3.08	-34.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 HNL17.41	$0.89 RON4.19	+36.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 HNL24.26	$0.35 RON1.66	-61.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 HNL24.00	$0.36 RON1.70	-59.7%
Average			-28.0%

Honduras vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4% more for transportation

	Honduras	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 HNL110.85	$6.55 RON30.98	+58.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.76 HNL961.35	$23.38 RON110.58	-34.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,409.36 HNL576K	$27,083.66 RON128K	+26.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.53 HNL498.20	$6.64 RON31.43	-64.1%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 39.9% less for housing

	Honduras	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.26 HNL1,593.25	$8.56 RON40.50	-85.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$620.19 HNL16,674.00	$371.73 RON1,758.50	-40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$479.00 HNL12,877.88	$281.26 RON1,330.53	-41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.84 HNL2,791.72	$107.14 RON506.84	+3.2%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 54.7% more for childcare

	Honduras	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$290.83 HNL7,818.90	$482.75 RON2,283.68	+66.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,943.05 HNL133K	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	+44.1%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Honduras	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 HNL49.11	$2.18 RON10.31	+19.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 HNL80.04	$2.45 RON11.57	-17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 HNL80.29	$5.71 RON27.03	+91.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.04 HNL1,210.92	$38.73 RON183.19	-14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 HNL151.73	$7.13 RON33.75	+26.4%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 5.8% more for clothing

	Honduras	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.59 HNL1,494.58	$62.00 RON293.30	+11.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.60 HNL983.94	$35.53 RON168.09	-2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.51 HNL1,976.29	$77.18 RON365.11	+5.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.25 HNL2,076.89	$85.19 RON402.98	+10.3%
Average			+5.8%

Honduras vs. Romania - Cost of clothing

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