Cost of Living Comparison Between La Ceiba and Roatan Cost of Living Comparison Between La Ceiba and Roatan

🙂 Solo nomad: La Ceiba is 20.3% cheaper than Roatan without rent, and 41.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: La Ceiba is 30.1% cheaper than Roatan without rent, and 48.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
La Ceiba
Roatan
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.1 HNL 107
$7.39 HNL 193
-44.52%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$30.31 HNL 789
$39.74 HNL 1,034
-23.73%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.87 HNL 179
$8.73 HNL 227
-21.31%
Cappuccino
-
$3.62 HNL 94.3
-
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.25 HNL 32.56
-
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$0.75 HNL 19.42
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.02 HNL 26.46
$2.22 HNL 57.7
-54.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.05 HNL 79.5
$4.12 HNL 107
-25.97%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
La Ceiba
Roatan
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.46 HNL 38.04
$1.36 HNL 35.38
7.35%
White Bread (500g)
$1.66 HNL 43.28
$3.3 HNL 85.8
-49.70%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.37 HNL 35.6
$2.14 HNL 55.6
-35.98%
Eggs
$1.6 HNL 41.64
$1.98 HNL 51.5
-19.19%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.02 HNL 183
$10.83 HNL 282
-35.18%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.66 HNL 147
$6.44 HNL 168
-12.11%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.15 HNL 238
$17.5 HNL 456
-47.71%
Apples (1kg)
$3.99 HNL 104
-
-
Banana (1kg)
$0.51 HNL 13.38
$1.07 HNL 27.78
-52.34%
Oranges (1kg)
-
$1.09 HNL 28.36
-
Tomato (1kg)
$1.22 HNL 31.81
$0.57 HNL 14.73
114.04%
Potato (1kg)
$1.3 HNL 33.96
$1.08 HNL 28.12
20.37%
Onion (1kg)
$1.97 HNL 51.3
$1.09 HNL 28.36
80.73%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.75 HNL 19.61
$1.03 HNL 26.78
-27.18%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.71 HNL 18.53
$3.02 HNL 78.5
-76.49%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.43 HNL 63.2
$2.95 HNL 76.9
-17.63%
Wine (Bottle)
$14.43 HNL 376
$7.95 HNL 207
81.51%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.06 HNL 27.58
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.53 HNL 39.9
$3.98 HNL 104
-61.56%
🚌 Getting Around
La Ceiba
Roatan
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.6 HNL 15.52
-
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$57.1 HNL 1,485
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.09 HNL 28.25
$1.94 HNL 50.6
-43.81%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.43 HNL 37.35
-
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.88 HNL 101
$9.97 HNL 259
-61.08%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.13 HNL 29.31
$1.1 HNL 28.76
2.73%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$19.8K HNL 514.6K
$29.6K HNL 770.1K
-33.17%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
La Ceiba
Roatan
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$127 HNL 3,302
-
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.26 HNL 293
-
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$49.53 HNL 1,289
$100 HNL 2,611
-50.62%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
La Ceiba
Roatan
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$32.05 HNL 834
$60.3 HNL 1,570
-46.88%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$23.22 HNL 604
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.47 HNL 90.4
-
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
La Ceiba
Roatan
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$176 HNL 4,577
$429 HNL 11.2K
-58.97%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,990 HNL 103.9K
$4,233 HNL 110.2K
-5.73%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
La Ceiba
Roatan
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$17.53 HNL 456
$39.95 HNL 1,040
-56.12%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$11.48 HNL 299
$19.97 HNL 520
-42.51%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$34.93 HNL 909
$40.71 HNL 1,060
-14.20%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$50.5 HNL 1,315
$50.2 HNL 1,308
0.54%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
La Ceiba
Roatan
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$134 HNL 3,498
$857 HNL 22.3K
-84.31%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$82.2 HNL 2,141
$544 HNL 14.2K
-84.87%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$200 HNL 5,201
$737 HNL 19.2K
-72.87%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$128 HNL 3,319
$1,252 HNL 32.6K
-89.82%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,160 HNL 30.2K
$1,855 HNL 48.3K
-37.48%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$762 HNL 19.8K
$1,349 HNL 35.1K
-43.53%
💵 Salaries & Financials
La Ceiba
Roatan
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$579 HNL 15.1K
$506 HNL 13.2K
14.30%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.5
18
-36.11%

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Last update for La Ceiba: October 29, 2025

Last update for Roatan: October 28, 2025

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