Cost of living comparison

compared to

San Pedro Sula vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

San Pedro Sula is 35.4% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 54.3% more in San Pedro Sula
Groceries: pay 71.9% more in San Pedro Sula
Transportation: pay 2.0% more in San Pedro Sula
Housing: pay 84.3% more in San Pedro Sula
Childcare: pay 49.6% less in San Pedro Sula
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.3% less in San Pedro Sula
Clothing: pay 95.9% more in San Pedro Sula

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

San Pedro Sula vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 54.3% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	San Pedro Sula
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$7.62 HNL200.71	+31.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$8.46 HNL222.89	+21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.48	$1.28 HNL33.64	+81.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$1.00 HNL26.42	+82.6%
Average			+54.3%

Nairobi vs. San Pedro Sula - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 71.9% more for groceries

	Nairobi	San Pedro Sula
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$2.01 HNL53.01	+268.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$4.45 HNL117.36	-20.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$5.75 HNL151.40	+71.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$2.41 HNL63.62	+46.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$3.08 HNL81.16	+5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$1.63 HNL42.90	+15.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$0.57 HNL14.95	+19.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$1.51 HNL39.76	+69.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$0.77 HNL20.32	+69.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$1.13 HNL29.82	+130.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$1.08 HNL28.55	+114.0%
Average			+71.9%

Nairobi vs. San Pedro Sula - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.0% more for transportation

	Nairobi	San Pedro Sula
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$3.88 HNL102.27	-28.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,991.02	$36.57 HNL963.39	+18.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	$23,518.42 HNL619,626.60	+8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$18.66 HNL491.73	+9.6%
Average			+2.0%

Nairobi vs. San Pedro Sula - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 84.3% more for housing

	Nairobi	San Pedro Sula
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$43.70 HNL1,151.33	+9.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$505.90 HNL13,328.67	+6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$377.34 HNL9,941.61	+82.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$99.26 HNL2,615.23	+238.5%
Average			+84.3%

Nairobi vs. San Pedro Sula - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 49.6% less for childcare

	Nairobi	San Pedro Sula
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$143.47 HNL3,779.99	-36.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$3,222.37 HNL84,897.86	-63.3%
Average			-49.6%

Nairobi vs. San Pedro Sula - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	San Pedro Sula
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.33	$1.90 HNL50.18	-18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.50	$2.38 HNL62.82	+0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$3.05 HNL80.28	-1.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$38.41 HNL1,012.05	-15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$5.70 HNL150.17	-22.5%
Average			-11.3%

Nairobi vs. San Pedro Sula - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 95.9% more for clothing

	Nairobi	San Pedro Sula
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$75.05 HNL1,977.23	+282.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$40.66 HNL1,071.15	+63.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$78.83 HNL2,076.92	+16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$75.79 HNL1,996.71	+21.7%
Average			+95.9%

Nairobi vs. San Pedro Sula - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Nairobi vs.

Kiev

Nairobi vs.

Warsaw

Nairobi vs.

Washington

Nairobi vs.

Paris

Nairobi vs.

Singapore

Nairobi vs.

Moscow

Nairobi vs.

Athens

Nairobi vs.

Madrid

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Kenya vs. Honduras. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Kenya and Honduras.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Nairobi

Add prices for San Pedro Sula

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about San Pedro Sula or Nairobi. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.