Castries vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$514	$347
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$589
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	3	38
😀 Quality of life	38	33
🏙️ Population	20K	1.06M

The cost of living in Castries is 36% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 4844th and 6520th ($1170 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Lucia and Honduras, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.5 months in Tegucigalpa. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 8195th and 8669th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Tegucigalpa

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	Castries	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	12.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$35
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$3557

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022

Cities near Tegucigalpa

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Comayagua	$705
116 km or 72 mi	Yoro	$737
125 km or 78 mi	San Miguel	$1120
146 km or 90 mi	Esteli	$687
158 km or 98 mi	Usulutan	$1109
159 km or 99 mi	El Progreso	$804
161 km or 100 mi	Villanueva	$823
164 km or 102 mi	Chinandega	$787
167 km or 104 mi	La Lima	$815
172 km or 107 mi	Jinotega	$470
180 km or 112 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
188 km or 117 mi	Leon	$754
191 km or 119 mi	Choloma	$668
191 km or 119 mi	Matagalpa	$679
193 km or 120 mi	La Ceiba	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
215 km or 133 mi	Soyapango	$1246
216 km or 134 mi	Apopa	$1221
219 km or 136 mi	San Salvador	$1274
220 km or 137 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
230 km or 143 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
239 km or 148 mi	Managua	$796
251 km or 156 mi	Santa Ana	$734
265 km or 165 mi	Masaya	$812
274 km or 170 mi	Sonsonate	$897
276 km or 172 mi	Granada	$699
285 km or 177 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
297 km or 185 mi	Juigalpa	$782
306 km or 190 mi	Jalapa	$1062
348 km or 216 mi	San Juan del Sur	$840
362 km or 225 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
364 km or 226 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
372 km or 231 mi	Mixco	$720
373 km or 232 mi	Coban	$936
389 km or 242 mi	Belmopan	$1007
393 km or 244 mi	Belize City	$938
395 km or 245 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
415 km or 258 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
426 km or 265 mi	Flores	$990
430 km or 267 mi	Liberia	$957