Honduras 1/2 the cost of living?

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Why is beer more in Honduras?

My groceries tend to be the same as the US; I don't buy a lot from the market, so we get most of our shopping done at PriceSmart to find more American food (PriceSmart is like CostCo or Sam's Club).

We personally live in housing provided for us and we don't own a car here yet, so I can't help you with those.  Taxes are not very high (social security, retirement, and our guard fees are basically all that's taken out) and since this will be our first full year here starting this year, we won't have to pay any taxes back in the US next tax season.

To give you an idea, my husband and I are successfully living on about 700 USD/month (with very minimal travelling right now).

I've been living in Tela for 3 years. I'm making $1000 a month, and if I behave, always have money left over at the end of the month. As with anywhere, it all depends where you live in this country. On Roatan, that's not enough to survive. Here in Tela, a furnished apartment runs between $200-400 a month. Groceries for one (shopping like a gringa) runs about $50 or less  a week. Without a/c, my electric is about 30 monthly. The biggest expense I have is cable/internet (5mb) at $60 a month. Hope this helps.