Cali vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2160
🏠 One person rent	$287	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	45	36
😀 Quality of life	50	26
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.16M

The cost of living in Cali is 13% less expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 6679th and 6216th ($748 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in Colombia and Honduras, respectively. Check Colombia vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 6204th and 8484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Tegucigalpa

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	Cali	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$3648

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

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