Honduras vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honduras Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$865
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$374
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$628
$800
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$395
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$241
$873
💸 GDP per capita
$3426
$14186
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
6.72
❤️ Life expectancy
72.9
75.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
27
🌐 English speaking %
1%
13%
🎓 Higher education
42
89
😀 Quality of life
29
50
🏙️ Population
10.8M
131M

The average cost of living in Honduras ($865) is 20% less expensive than in Mexico ($1075). Honduras ranked 118th vs 85th for Mexico in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Honduras compared to 0.8 months in Mexico. Ranked 153rd and 92nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Honduras vs Mexico

We calculate prices for Honduras and Mexico as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 144 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Honduras Mexico
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.81
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$9.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$2.37
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$802
$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$712
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.3
$28.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.42%
11.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$819
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$749
$1523
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$8.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$6.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.24
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3449
$7651

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Cities Comparison in Honduras vs Mexico

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Honduras

City Cost of living Population
Tegucigalpa
$909
1.06M
San Pedro Sula
$1004
719K
Choloma
$681
232K
La Ceiba
$619
197K
El Progreso
$832
188K
Villanueva
$860
150K
Comayagua
$678
145K
Puerto Cortes
$767
122K
Yoro
$756
86.7K
La Lima
$854
71.9K

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1475
9.21M
Veracruz
$972
8.06M
San Luis Potosi
$1124
2.82M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
1.93M
Tijuana
$1276
1.96M
Monterrey
$1463
1.14M
Zapopan
$1349
1.26M
Guadalajara
$1222
1.39M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
1.07M
Puebla
$1051
1.43M
Leon
$869
1.58M
Naucalpan
$977
872K
Aguascalientes
$969
934K
Chihuahua
$1053
926K
Ciudad Juarez
$1066
1.32M
Hermosillo
$1097
856K
Mexicali
$994
854K
Queretaro
$1255
795K
Guadalupe
$1056
692K
Saltillo
$1023
864K
Cancun
$1260
889K
Tlalnepantla
$1003
653K
Culiacan
$891
808K
Torreon
$912
690K
Merida
$1198
892K
Apodaca
$1174
523K
Tlaquepaque
$775
650K
Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
531K
Morelia
$935
743K
Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
521K