Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 3.3 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Honduras instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Honduras
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
$5.48
HNL135.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
$7.12
HNL176.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
$0.87
HNL21.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
$0.72
HNL17.71
|
|
pay 43.8% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
$1.67
HNL41.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
$2.36
HNL58.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
$4.41
HNL108.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
$2.15
HNL53.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
$1.89
HNL46.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
$1.48
HNL36.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
$0.61
HNL15.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
$0.80
HNL19.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
$0.50
HNL12.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
$0.62
HNL15.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
$0.64
HNL15.90
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
$4.34
HNL107.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
$35.86
HNL885.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
$23,799.83
HNL587,915.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
$17.52
HNL432.79
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
$79.47
HNL1,963.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
$397.57
HNL9,821.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
$292.08
HNL7,215.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
$99.27
HNL2,452.19
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
$205.74
HNL5,082.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
$3,578.69
HNL88,402.62
|
|
pay 71.8% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
$1.64
HNL40.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
$2.25
HNL55.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
$2.57
HNL63.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
$36.52
HNL902.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
$4.40
HNL108.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
$42.71
HNL1,055.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
$39.63
HNL978.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
$73.01
HNL1,803.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
$76.60
HNL1,892.09
|
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