Chicago vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$2160
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	36
😀 Quality of life	95	26
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.16M

The cost of living in Chicago is 210% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 529th and 6216th ($2678 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 5th in the United States and Honduras, respectively. Check the United States vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 23rd and 8484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Tegucigalpa

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	Chicago	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$3648

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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