Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 29.5% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Honduras instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 56.1% more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MWK5,918.21
|
$5.48
HNL134.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
MWK8,454.58
|
$7.12
HNL175.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MWK1,321.03
|
$0.87
HNL21.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MWK605.91
|
$0.72
HNL17.66
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MWK1,183.64
|
$1.67
HNL41.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
MWK12,259.15
|
$2.36
HNL58.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
MWK5,666.31
|
$4.41
HNL108.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
MWK2,483.39
|
$2.15
HNL52.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
MWK1,754.96
|
$1.89
HNL46.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MWK1,644.47
|
$1.48
HNL36.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MWK867.89
|
$0.61
HNL15.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
MWK1,866.34
|
$0.80
HNL19.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MWK1,105.06
|
$0.50
HNL12.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
MWK1,269.88
|
$0.62
HNL15.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
MWK1,216.91
|
$0.64
HNL15.86
|
|
pay 34.2% more for transportation
Malawi
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
MWK7,906.08
|
$4.34
HNL106.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.84
MWK77,528.53
|
$35.86
HNL883.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,894.87
MWK46,500,210.98
|
$23,799.83
HNL586,297.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.41
MWK11,075.50
|
$17.52
HNL431.60
|
|
pay 72.5% more for housing
Malawi
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$136.92
MWK236,728.35
|
$79.47
HNL1,957.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.36
MWK503,752.29
|
$397.57
HNL9,794.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.70
MWK234,614.70
|
$292.08
HNL7,195.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.40
MWK61,204.56
|
$99.27
HNL2,445.44
|
|
pay 33.3% less for childcare
Malawi
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$268.95
MWK465,002.11
|
$205.74
HNL5,068.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,291.77
MWK10,878,231.17
|
$3,578.69
HNL88,159.26
|
|
pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.78
MWK1,352.73
|
$1.64
HNL40.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MWK4,249.84
|
$2.25
HNL55.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
MWK5,072.75
|
$2.57
HNL63.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.98
MWK39,736.54
|
$36.52
HNL899.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
MWK6,977.52
|
$4.40
HNL108.33
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
Malawi
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.71
MWK73,836.70
|
$42.71
HNL1,052.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.43
MWK43,963.84
|
$39.63
HNL976.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.59
MWK108,218.67
|
$73.01
HNL1,798.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
MWK139,500.63
|
$76.60
HNL1,886.88
|
|
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