Brasilia vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$2160
🏠 One person rent	$296	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	28	36
😀 Quality of life	56	26
🏙️ Population	2.82M	1.16M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 11% less expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 6598th and 6216th ($765 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Brazil and Honduras, respectively. Check Brazil vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 5716th and 8484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Tegucigalpa

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	Brasilia	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$3648

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near Tegucigalpa

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Comayagua	$753
116 km or 72 mi	Yoro	$755
125 km or 78 mi	San Miguel	$1088
146 km or 90 mi	Esteli	$598
158 km or 98 mi	Usulutan	$1083
159 km or 99 mi	El Progreso	$903
161 km or 100 mi	Villanueva	$897
164 km or 102 mi	Chinandega	$638
167 km or 104 mi	La Lima	$897
172 km or 107 mi	Jinotega	$455
180 km or 112 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
188 km or 117 mi	Leon	$632
191 km or 119 mi	Choloma	$719
191 km or 119 mi	Matagalpa	$624
193 km or 120 mi	La Ceiba	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
215 km or 133 mi	Soyapango	$1182
216 km or 134 mi	Apopa	$1160
219 km or 136 mi	San Salvador	$1204
220 km or 137 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
230 km or 143 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
239 km or 148 mi	Managua	$738
251 km or 156 mi	Santa Ana	$698
265 km or 165 mi	Masaya	$710
274 km or 170 mi	Sonsonate	$884
276 km or 172 mi	Granada	$701
285 km or 177 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
297 km or 185 mi	Juigalpa	$666
306 km or 190 mi	Jalapa	$936
348 km or 216 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
362 km or 225 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
372 km or 231 mi	Mixco	$653
373 km or 232 mi	Coban	$916
389 km or 242 mi	Belmopan	$973
393 km or 244 mi	Belize City	$883
395 km or 245 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
415 km or 258 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
426 km or 265 mi	Flores	$878
430 km or 267 mi	Liberia	$932