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

🙂 Solo nomad: La Ceiba is 26.8% cheaper than Roatan without rent, and 43.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: La Ceiba is 29.7% cheaper than Roatan without rent, and 48.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
La Ceiba
Roatan
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.06 HNL 107
$7.29 HNL 192
-44.31%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$29.98 HNL 791
$40.27 HNL 1,063
-25.55%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.16 HNL 189
$8.90 HNL 235
-19.55%
Cappuccino
-
$3.64 HNL 96.0
-
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.21 HNL 31.81
-
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$0.70 HNL 18.52
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.98 HNL 25.88
$2.24 HNL 59.1
-56.25%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.07 HNL 80.9
$4.11 HNL 109
-25.30%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
La Ceiba
Roatan
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.41 HNL 37.20
$1.34 HNL 35.45
5.22%
White Bread (500g)
$1.60 HNL 42.12
$3.21 HNL 84.7
-50.16%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.37 HNL 36.05
$2.25 HNL 59.3
-39.11%
Eggs
$1.52 HNL 40.23
$2.06 HNL 54.3
-26.21%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.00 HNL 185
$10.82 HNL 286
-35.30%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.59 HNL 147
$6.76 HNL 178
-17.31%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.40 HNL 248
$17.56 HNL 464
-46.47%
Apples (1kg)
$4.09 HNL 108
-
-
Banana (1kg)
$0.52 HNL 13.78
$1.11 HNL 29.30
-53.15%
Oranges (1kg)
-
$1.11 HNL 29.36
-
Tomato (1kg)
$1.23 HNL 32.36
$0.56 HNL 14.87
119.64%
Potato (1kg)
$1.35 HNL 35.69
$1.08 HNL 28.39
25.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.98 HNL 52.1
$1.11 HNL 29.39
78.38%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.77 HNL 20.21
$0.98 HNL 25.76
-21.43%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.67 HNL 17.60
$3.03 HNL 79.9
-77.89%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.39 HNL 63.0
$3.08 HNL 81.4
-22.40%
Wine (Bottle)
$14.19 HNL 374
$7.62 HNL 201
86.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.10 HNL 28.94
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.53 HNL 40.37
$4.03 HNL 106
-62.03%
🚌 Getting Around
La Ceiba
Roatan
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 HNL 14.55
-
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$58.0 HNL 1,530
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.09 HNL 28.67
$1.96 HNL 51.6
-44.39%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.42 HNL 37.44
-
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.91 HNL 103
$10.16 HNL 268
-61.52%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.08 HNL 28.42
$1.11 HNL 29.23
-2.70%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$19.6K HNL 516.0K
$30.5K HNL 805.9K
-35.97%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
La Ceiba
Roatan
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$128 HNL 3,389
-
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.16 HNL 294
-
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$50.7 HNL 1,339
$99.8 HNL 2,632
-49.15%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
La Ceiba
Roatan
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$32.31 HNL 853
$60.9 HNL 1,607
-46.95%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$22.92 HNL 605
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.52 HNL 92.8
-
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
La Ceiba
Roatan
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$182 HNL 4,793
$431 HNL 11.4K
-57.90%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,966 HNL 104.7K
$4,188 HNL 110.5K
-5.30%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
La Ceiba
Roatan
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$17.06 HNL 450
$40.07 HNL 1,057
-57.42%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$11.47 HNL 303
$20.19 HNL 533
-43.19%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$34.61 HNL 913
$39.69 HNL 1,047
-12.80%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$48.85 HNL 1,289
$50.3 HNL 1,328
-2.88%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
La Ceiba
Roatan
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$134 HNL 3,547
$850 HNL 22.4K
-84.20%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$84.2 HNL 2,222
$557 HNL 14.7K
-84.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$198 HNL 5,234
$738 HNL 19.5K
-73.12%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$130 HNL 3,431
$1,226 HNL 32.4K
-89.40%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,151 HNL 30.4K
$1,868 HNL 49.3K
-38.39%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$750 HNL 19.8K
$1,366 HNL 36.1K
-45.07%
💵 Salaries & Financials
La Ceiba
Roatan
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$571 HNL 15.1K
$499 HNL 13.2K
14.29%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.5
18
-36.11%

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Last update for La Ceiba: January 12, 2026

Last update for Roatan: January 12, 2026

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