Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 34.5% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Honduras instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 46.9% less for restaurants
Iowa
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
|
$5.48
HNL135.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$7.12
HNL175.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.87
HNL21.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.72
HNL17.71
|
|
pay 41.4% less for groceries
Iowa
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
|
$1.67
HNL41.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
|
$2.36
HNL58.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$4.41
HNL108.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
|
$2.15
HNL53.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.42
|
$1.89
HNL46.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.52
|
$1.48
HNL36.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.61
HNL15.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.80
HNL19.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.50
HNL12.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.62
HNL15.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.64
HNL15.89
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
Iowa
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$4.34
HNL107.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.33
|
$35.86
HNL885.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,180.36
|
$23,799.83
HNL587,688.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.77
|
$17.52
HNL432.63
|
|
pay 33.2% less for housing
Iowa
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.34
|
$79.47
HNL1,962.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$970.95
|
$397.57
HNL9,817.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$657.81
|
$292.08
HNL7,212.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.85
|
$99.27
HNL2,451.24
|
|
pay 77.7% less for childcare
Iowa
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$907.34
|
$205.74
HNL5,080.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,239.17
|
$3,578.69
HNL88,368.40
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
Iowa
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.64
|
$1.64
HNL40.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
|
$2.25
HNL55.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.77
|
$2.57
HNL63.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.83
|
$36.52
HNL901.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.60
|
$4.40
HNL108.59
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Iowa
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.72
|
$42.71
HNL1,054.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.28
|
$39.63
HNL978.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.53
|
$73.01
HNL1,802.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.28
|
$76.60
HNL1,891.36
|
|
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