Cost of living comparison
Honduras is 68.7% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Honduras instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.62
MYR11.36
|
$7.31
HNL184.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
MYR16.44
|
$7.30
HNL184.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MYR2.87
|
$1.13
HNL28.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.67
|
$0.83
HNL21.07
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.59
|
$2.11
HNL53.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.05
MYR30.58
|
$4.07
HNL102.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR24.76
|
$5.19
HNL131.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MYR8.14
|
$2.36
HNL59.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MYR7.60
|
$2.08
HNL52.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MYR4.64
|
$1.50
HNL37.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
MYR2.33
|
$0.69
HNL17.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR4.95
|
$1.05
HNL26.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MYR2.50
|
$0.67
HNL16.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MYR1.67
|
$0.75
HNL18.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.09
|
$0.77
HNL19.33
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.16
|
$4.28
HNL108.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.08
MYR61.10
|
$33.07
HNL835.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,947.56
MYR142,992.42
|
$25,076.54
HNL633,518.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.40
MYR27.77
|
$22.08
HNL557.82
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Malaysia
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.98
MYR104.06
|
$72.27
HNL1,825.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.65
MYR1,239.74
|
$540.77
HNL13,661.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$192.76
MYR836.58
|
$392.16
HNL9,907.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.50
MYR141.07
|
$93.18
HNL2,354.10
|
|
pay 20.8% more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$152.58
MYR662.22
|
$270.03
HNL6,821.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,918.25
MYR25,685.20
|
$3,821.39
HNL96,541.33
|
|
pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
MYR14.19
|
$2.03
HNL51.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR10.68
|
$2.65
HNL66.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.72
MYR16.12
|
$2.62
HNL66.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.52
MYR136.79
|
$46.64
HNL1,178.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.61
MYR15.68
|
$6.61
HNL166.98
|
|
pay 22.0% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Honduras
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.13
MYR217.55
|
$39.83
HNL1,006.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.02
MYR112.91
|
$32.27
HNL815.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.27
MYR257.25
|
$74.88
HNL1,891.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.45
MYR223.31
|
$81.37
HNL2,055.64
|
|
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