Cost of living comparison

Malawi

compared to

Honduras

Honduras vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Honduras is 67.1% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.4% more in Honduras
Groceries: pay 12.3% more in Honduras
Transportation: pay 33.4% more in Honduras
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Honduras
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Honduras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.0% more in Honduras
Clothing: pay 18.0% more in Honduras

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Honduras are more expensive than in Malawi. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Honduras.

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Honduras vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.4% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Honduras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.50 MWK7,814.70	$7.63 HNL205.22	+69.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 MWK14,880.81	$8.42 HNL226.39	-1.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 MWK1,845.41	$1.02 HNL27.50	-3.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MWK902.91	$0.88 HNL23.63	+69.0%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 12.3% more for groceries

	Malawi	Honduras
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 MWK2,738.49	$2.36 HNL63.49	+49.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.83 MWK8,388.22	$4.44 HNL119.37	-8.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.31 MWK7,492.69	$5.41 HNL145.50	+25.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK4,003.47	$2.05 HNL55.10	-11.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 MWK4,278.75	$2.85 HNL76.54	+15.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 MWK1,884.46	$1.61 HNL43.27	+48.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,411.72	$0.59 HNL15.80	-27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 MWK1,557.11	$0.99 HNL26.56	+10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 MWK1,319.77	$0.65 HNL17.41	-14.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 MWK1,319.61	$0.90 HNL24.26	+18.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK920.74	$0.89 HNL24.00	+68.4%
Average			+12.3%

Malawi vs. Honduras - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.4% more for transportation

	Malawi	Honduras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.95 MWK10,334.67	$4.12 HNL110.85	-30.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,505.49	$35.76 HNL961.35	+727.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,205.31 MWK61M	$21,409.36 HNL576K	-39.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 MWK22,137.83	$18.53 HNL498.20	+45.4%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Malawi	Honduras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.21 MWK106K	$59.26 HNL1,593.25	-3.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.08 MWK667K	$620.19 HNL16,674.00	+61.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$99.97 MWK174K	$479.00 HNL12,877.88	+379.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.53 MWK47,807.03	$103.84 HNL2,791.72	+277.2%
Average			+176.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Malawi	Honduras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$370.40 MWK643K	$290.83 HNL7,818.90	-21.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$593.71 MWK1M	$4,943.05 HNL133K	+732.6%
Average			+155.7%

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pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Honduras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 MWK2,846.35	$1.83 HNL49.11	+11.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.97 MWK5,154.08	$2.98 HNL80.04	+0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.40 MWK4,173.70	$2.99 HNL80.29	+24.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.11 MWK78,336.01	$45.04 HNL1,210.92	-0.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.64 HNL151.73
Average			+6.0%

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pay 18.0% more for clothing

	Malawi	Honduras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.37 MWK75,316.66	$55.59 HNL1,494.58	+28.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.87 MWK69,239.08	$36.60 HNL983.94	-8.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.90 MWK84,923.42	$73.51 HNL1,976.29	+50.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.38 MWK122K	$77.25 HNL2,076.89	+9.8%
Average			+18.0%

Malawi vs. Honduras - Cost of clothing

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