Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 4.7% cheaper than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Honduras instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$5.48
HNL134.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$7.12
HNL175.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$0.87
HNL21.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$0.72
HNL17.66
|
|
pay 27.3% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.67
HNL41.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$2.36
HNL58.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$4.41
HNL108.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.15
HNL52.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$1.89
HNL46.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.48
HNL36.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.61
HNL15.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.80
HNL19.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$0.50
HNL12.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.62
HNL15.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.64
HNL15.86
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$4.34
HNL106.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.86
HNL883.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,799.83
HNL586,297.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.52
HNL431.60
|
|
pay 26.6% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Honduras
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$79.47
HNL1,957.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$397.57
HNL9,794.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$292.08
HNL7,195.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$99.27
HNL2,445.44
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$205.74
HNL5,068.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,578.69
HNL88,159.26
|
pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$1.64
HNL40.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$2.25
HNL55.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$2.57
HNL63.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$36.52
HNL899.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$4.40
HNL108.33
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$42.71
HNL1,052.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.63
HNL976.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$73.01
HNL1,798.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$76.60
HNL1,886.88
|
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