Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 32.7% cheaper than Louisiana.
If you lived in Honduras instead of Louisiana, you would:
pay 49.1% less for restaurants
Louisiana
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.07
|
$7.31
HNL180.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.12
|
$7.30
HNL179.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$1.13
HNL27.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$0.83
HNL20.54
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
Louisiana
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$2.11
HNL51.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
|
$4.07
HNL100.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.43
|
$5.19
HNL127.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
|
$2.36
HNL58.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
|
$2.08
HNL51.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$1.50
HNL36.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.69
HNL17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.05
HNL25.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.67
HNL16.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.75
HNL18.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.77
HNL18.84
|
|
pay 13.8% more for transportation
Louisiana
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$4.28
HNL105.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.33
|
$33.07
HNL814.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,084.23
|
$25,076.54
HNL617,644.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
|
$22.08
HNL543.84
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
Louisiana
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.74
|
$72.27
HNL1,780.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,185.83
|
$540.77
HNL13,319.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,050.52
|
$392.16
HNL9,659.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.22
|
$93.18
HNL2,295.12
|
|
pay 73.4% less for childcare
Louisiana
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,382.54
|
$270.03
HNL6,650.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,342.86
|
$3,821.39
HNL94,122.23
|
|
pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports
Louisiana
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.68
|
$2.03
HNL50.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
|
$2.65
HNL65.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
|
$2.62
HNL64.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.86
|
$46.64
HNL1,148.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
|
$6.61
HNL162.80
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
Louisiana
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.69
|
$39.83
HNL980.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
|
$32.27
HNL794.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.75
|
$74.88
HNL1,844.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.21
|
$81.37
HNL2,004.13
|
|
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