Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 42.2% cheaper than Maryland.
If you lived in Honduras instead of Maryland, you would:
pay 52.7% less for restaurants
Maryland
|
Honduras
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.70
|
$5.48
HNL135.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.17
|
$7.12
HNL175.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
|
$0.87
HNL21.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
|
$0.72
HNL17.71
|
|
pay 48.7% less for groceries
Maryland
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.60
|
$1.67
HNL41.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
|
$2.36
HNL58.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
|
$4.41
HNL108.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
|
$2.15
HNL53.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.45
|
$1.89
HNL46.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$1.48
HNL36.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
|
$0.61
HNL15.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$0.80
HNL19.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$0.50
HNL12.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$0.62
HNL15.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.64
HNL15.89
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
Maryland
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.58
|
$4.34
HNL107.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.56
|
$35.86
HNL885.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,571.13
|
$23,799.83
HNL587,688.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
|
$17.52
HNL432.63
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
Maryland
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.88
|
$79.47
HNL1,962.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.37
|
$397.57
HNL9,817.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,537.74
|
$292.08
HNL7,212.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.46
|
$99.27
HNL2,451.24
|
|
pay 86.0% less for childcare
Maryland
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,464.49
|
$205.74
HNL5,080.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,721.99
|
$3,578.69
HNL88,368.40
|
|
pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports
Maryland
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
|
$1.64
HNL40.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.70
|
$2.25
HNL55.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.59
|
$2.57
HNL63.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.19
|
$36.52
HNL901.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.21
|
$4.40
HNL108.59
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Maryland
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
|
$42.71
HNL1,054.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.59
|
$39.63
HNL978.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
|
$73.01
HNL1,802.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.45
|
$76.60
HNL1,891.36
|
|
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