Columbus vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$2094
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	36
😀 Quality of life	90	33
🏙️ Population	906K	1.06M

The cost of living in Columbus is 161% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 1512th and 6517th ($2181 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 2nd 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 Columbus compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 217th and 8592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Tegucigalpa

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	Columbus	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.3	$6.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	12.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$550
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$3837

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

Cities near Tegucigalpa

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Comayagua	$739
116 km or 72 mi	Yoro	$729
125 km or 78 mi	San Miguel	$1097
146 km or 90 mi	Esteli	$682
158 km or 98 mi	Usulutan	$1090
159 km or 99 mi	El Progreso	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Villanueva	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Chinandega	$770
167 km or 104 mi	La Lima	$791
172 km or 107 mi	Jinotega	$467
180 km or 112 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
188 km or 117 mi	Leon	$735
191 km or 119 mi	Choloma	$661
191 km or 119 mi	Matagalpa	$673
193 km or 120 mi	La Ceiba	$627
214 km or 133 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
215 km or 133 mi	Soyapango	$1273
216 km or 134 mi	Apopa	$1238
219 km or 136 mi	San Salvador	$1362
220 km or 137 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
230 km or 143 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
239 km or 148 mi	Managua	$760
251 km or 156 mi	Santa Ana	$695
265 km or 165 mi	Masaya	$790
274 km or 170 mi	Sonsonate	$883
276 km or 172 mi	Granada	$698
285 km or 177 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
297 km or 185 mi	Juigalpa	$768
306 km or 190 mi	Jalapa	$1009
348 km or 216 mi	San Juan del Sur	$864
362 km or 225 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
364 km or 226 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
372 km or 231 mi	Mixco	$665
373 km or 232 mi	Coban	$931
389 km or 242 mi	Belmopan	$1007
393 km or 244 mi	Belize City	$936
395 km or 245 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
415 km or 258 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
426 km or 265 mi	Flores	$915
430 km or 267 mi	Liberia	$953