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Honduras vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

Honduras is 2.2 times more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.3% less in Honduras
Groceries: pay 14.7% less in Honduras
Transportation: pay 63.1% more in Honduras
Housing: pay 35.5% less in Honduras
Childcare: pay 8.3 times more in Honduras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.2% less in Honduras
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Honduras

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

Honduras vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.3% less for restaurants

	Tonga	Honduras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$6.99 HNL183.58	-15.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$8.36 HNL219.50	-19.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$1.24 HNL32.45	-56.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$0.95 HNL24.83	-61.5%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 14.7% less for groceries

	Tonga	Honduras
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$2.43 HNL63.89	+134.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$4.42 HNL116.18	-1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$5.47 HNL143.57	-7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$2.16 HNL56.64	-57.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$2.60 HNL68.18	-2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.36 HNL35.69	+8.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$0.58 HNL15.19	-53.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$0.84 HNL22.12	-36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$0.57 HNL14.92	-66.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$0.92 HNL24.06	-36.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$0.71 HNL18.55	-40.8%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 63.1% more for transportation

	Tonga	Honduras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$3.97 HNL104.28	-27.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$36.57 HNL960.15	-12.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$21,281.71 HNL558,808.84	+266.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$23.62 HNL620.10	+26.4%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 35.5% less for housing

	Tonga	Honduras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$61.49 HNL1,614.61	-50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$545.08 HNL14,312.43	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$387.41 HNL10,172.50
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$80.79 HNL2,121.34	-43.5%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 8.3 times more for childcare

	Tonga	Honduras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$272.02 HNL7,142.60	+72.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$3,711.18 HNL97,447.14	+1389.3%
Average			+730.9%

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pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Tonga	Honduras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$1.77 HNL46.36	-46.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$2.78 HNL72.88	-4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$2.84 HNL74.60	-72.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$44.74 HNL1,174.75	+43.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$5.71 HNL149.85	-86.3%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Tonga	Honduras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$53.59 HNL1,407.02	+268.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$32.07 HNL842.06	+81.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$75.58 HNL1,984.67	+264.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$75.79 HNL1,989.98	+160.7%
Average			+193.8%

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