Japan

Compared with Honduras, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Honduras = 1×

Japan vs

Honduras

Overall verdict

Japan is about 0.78× Honduras.

Average across 3 categories, 9 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Honduras = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Honduras. A bar running right means Japan is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.

← Cheaper than

Honduras Honduras = 1×

Japan is pricier →

⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.98
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.82
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.60

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Japan, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 1.0× what it does in Honduras — but Big Mac costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.98

Japan HNL 6.01 USD 0.227

Honduras HNL 6.12 USD 0.231

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.83

Japan HNL 25.84 USD 0.976

Honduras HNL 31.11 USD 1.175

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.81

Japan HNL 27.57 USD 1.041

Honduras HNL 34.05 USD 1.286

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.60

Japan HNL 80.17 JPY 480

Honduras HNL 134.00 HNL 134

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index