Cost of living comparison

Laos

compared to

Honduras

Honduras vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Honduras is 3.8% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Honduras
Groceries: pay 9.0% more in Honduras
Transportation: pay 16.1% less in Honduras
Housing: pay 8.9% less in Honduras
Childcare: pay 42.5% less in Honduras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.8% more in Honduras
Clothing: pay 6.3% more in Honduras

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

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Honduras vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Honduras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.23 LAK50,211	$7.63 HNL205.22	+242.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$8.42 HNL226.39	+57.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LAK17,779	$1.02 HNL27.50	+29.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 LAK10,439	$0.88 HNL23.63	+89.7%
Average			+123.2%

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pay 9.0% more for groceries

	Laos	Honduras
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$2.36 HNL63.49	+106.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.87 LAK290K	$4.44 HNL119.37	-65.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.94 LAK156K	$5.41 HNL145.50	-22.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$2.05 HNL55.10	+9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$2.85 HNL76.54	+1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 LAK18,975	$1.61 HNL43.27	+91.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$0.59 HNL15.80	+13.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$0.99 HNL26.56	-17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$0.65 HNL17.41	-6.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.90 HNL24.26	+36.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$0.89 HNL24.00	+83.0%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 16.1% less for transportation

	Laos	Honduras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 LAK113K	$4.12 HNL110.85	-17.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.98 LAK1M	$35.76 HNL961.35	-32.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,872.00 LAK628M	$21,409.36 HNL576K	-23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.14 LAK206K	$18.53 HNL498.20	+102.8%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 8.9% less for housing

	Laos	Honduras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.51 LAK214K	$59.26 HNL1,593.25	+523.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.68 LAK20M	$620.19 HNL16,674.00	-30.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.74 LAK14M	$479.00 HNL12,877.88	-24.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.79 LAK1M	$103.84 HNL2,791.72	+57.8%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 42.5% less for childcare

	Laos	Honduras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.49 LAK10M	$290.83 HNL7,818.90	-33.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,982.68 LAK225M	$4,943.05 HNL133K	-50.5%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Honduras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.32 LAK29,812	$1.83 HNL49.11	+38.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK37,366	$2.98 HNL80.04	+79.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$2.99 HNL80.29	+67.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.54 LAK1M	$45.04 HNL1,210.92	-30.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.32 LAK74,750	$5.64 HNL151.73	+70.1%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 6.3% more for clothing

	Laos	Honduras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.46 LAK1M	$55.59 HNL1,494.58	+14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.95 LAK1M	$36.60 HNL983.94	-41.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.36 LAK1M	$73.51 HNL1,976.29	+14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.02 LAK1M	$77.25 HNL2,076.89	+67.9%
Average			+6.3%

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