Honduras vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honduras Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$843
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2085
$1646
🏠 One person rent
$353
$295
🏘️ Family rent
$642
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.8
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$539
$348
💸 GDP per capita
$3247
$2530
😃 Human freedom index
6.72
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
70.7
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
17
🌐 English speaking %
1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
42
29
😀 Quality of life
21
26
🏙️ Population
10.1M
5.14M

The average cost of living in Honduras ($843) is 21% more expensive than in Nicaragua ($699). Honduras ranked 116th vs 139th for Nicaragua in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Honduras compared to 0.5 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 164th and 154th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Honduras vs Nicaragua

We calculate prices for Honduras and Nicaragua as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Nicaragua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$20.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$2.29
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$626
$428
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.1
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$42.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.19%
10.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$966
$1131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$6.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$4.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.63
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.2
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.4
$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.63
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3831
$6201

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Honduras

City Cost of living Population
Tegucigalpa
$829
1.16M
San Pedro Sula
$1038
719K
Choloma
$599
232K
Comayagua
$715
145K
El Progreso
$883
188K
La Ceiba
$650
197K
Villanueva
$866
150K
Puerto Cortes
$720
122K
Yoro
$734
86.7K
La Lima
$870
71.9K

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$774
937K
Leon
$639
174K
Masaya
$712
140K
Chinandega
$638
122K
Esteli
$593
112K
Matagalpa
$550
133K
Jinotega
$457
99.4K
Granada
$697
105K
Juigalpa
$664
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$890
14.7K