Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 11.5% cheaper than Honduras.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 3.3% less for restaurants
Honduras
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
HNL135.35
|
$7.74
ZAR144.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.12
HNL176.01
|
$3.92
ZAR73.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
HNL21.56
|
$0.87
ZAR16.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
HNL17.71
|
$0.65
ZAR12.17
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Honduras
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HNL41.28
|
$0.82
ZAR15.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.36
HNL58.23
|
$3.09
ZAR57.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
HNL108.85
|
$3.51
ZAR65.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
HNL53.09
|
$1.71
ZAR32.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
HNL46.64
|
$1.85
ZAR34.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
HNL36.57
|
$0.61
ZAR11.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
HNL15.17
|
$0.57
ZAR10.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
HNL19.80
|
$0.59
ZAR11.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
HNL12.23
|
$0.59
ZAR10.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
HNL15.32
|
$0.47
ZAR8.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
HNL15.90
|
$0.47
ZAR8.69
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Honduras
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
HNL107.26
|
$4.65
ZAR86.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.86
HNL885.86
|
$40.67
ZAR760.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,799.83
HNL587,915.88
|
$18,011.69
ZAR336,594.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.52
HNL432.79
|
$7.53
ZAR140.78
|
|
pay 16.1% less for housing
Honduras
|
South Africa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.47
HNL1,963.19
|
$48.06
ZAR898.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.57
HNL9,821.06
|
$341.02
ZAR6,372.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.08
HNL7,215.06
|
$317.79
ZAR5,938.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.27
HNL2,452.19
|
$80.15
ZAR1,497.80
|
|
pay 18.8% less for childcare
Honduras
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.74
HNL5,082.23
|
$157.19
ZAR2,937.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,578.69
HNL88,402.62
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,611.57
|
|
pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports
Honduras
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
HNL40.53
|
$1.70
ZAR31.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
HNL55.52
|
$1.67
ZAR31.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
HNL63.37
|
$2.56
ZAR47.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.52
HNL902.05
|
$30.74
ZAR574.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
HNL108.63
|
$5.40
ZAR100.86
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Honduras
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
HNL1,055.07
|
$43.19
ZAR807.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.63
HNL978.87
|
$26.96
ZAR503.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.01
HNL1,803.48
|
$80.72
ZAR1,508.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.60
HNL1,892.09
|
$71.81
ZAR1,341.95
|
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