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San Pedro Sula vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

San Pedro Sula is 14.6% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 44.2% more in San Pedro Sula
Groceries: pay 49.0% more in San Pedro Sula
Transportation: pay 9.6% more in San Pedro Sula
Housing: pay 45.1% more in San Pedro Sula
Childcare: pay 43.1% less in San Pedro Sula
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% less in San Pedro Sula
Clothing: pay 11.3% more in San Pedro Sula

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in San Pedro Sula are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in San Pedro Sula.

San Pedro Sula vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Pedro Sula instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 44.2% more for restaurants

	Lima	San Pedro Sula
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.43	$7.62 HNL200.71	+77.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.04	$8.46 HNL222.89	+18.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$1.28 HNL33.64	+27.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.20	$1.00 HNL26.42	+53.6%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 49.0% more for groceries

	Lima	San Pedro Sula
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.98	$2.01 HNL53.01	-24.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.21	$4.45 HNL117.36	-1.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.39	$5.75 HNL151.40	-0.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.98	$2.41 HNL63.62	-18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.87	$3.08 HNL81.16	+17.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.42	$1.63 HNL42.90	+60.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.57 HNL14.95	+11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$1.51 HNL39.76	+162.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.90	$0.77 HNL20.32	+37.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$1.13 HNL29.82	+145.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$1.08 HNL28.55	+149.7%
Average			+49.0%

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pay 9.6% more for transportation

	Lima	San Pedro Sula
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.50	$3.88 HNL102.27	-25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.94	$36.57 HNL963.39	+60.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,325.84	$23,518.42 HNL619,626.60	+17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN73.10	$18.66 HNL491.73	-14.0%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 45.1% more for housing

	Lima	San Pedro Sula
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN84.15	$43.70 HNL1,151.33	+74.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,227.56	$505.90 HNL13,328.67	-23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,260.37	$377.34 HNL9,941.61	+0.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.61	$99.26 HNL2,615.23	+128.0%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 43.1% less for childcare

	Lima	San Pedro Sula
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN647.36	$143.47 HNL3,779.99	-25.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,667.72	$3,222.37 HNL84,897.86	-60.8%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	San Pedro Sula
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.69	$1.90 HNL50.18	-16.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.80	$2.38 HNL62.82	-8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.24	$3.05 HNL80.28	-46.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.83	$38.41 HNL1,012.05	+23.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.04	$5.70 HNL150.17	-20.2%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 11.3% more for clothing

	Lima	San Pedro Sula
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN172.00	$75.05 HNL1,977.23	+46.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.36	$40.66 HNL1,071.15	+13.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.88	$78.83 HNL2,076.92	-6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.90	$75.79 HNL1,996.71	-9.5%
Average			+11.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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