Guadalajara vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$2160
🏠 One person rent	$480	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	49	36
😀 Quality of life	57	26
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.16M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 18% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 5385th and 6216th ($1017 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 5th in Mexico and Honduras, respectively. Check Mexico vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 5625th and 8484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Tegucigalpa

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	Guadalajara	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$3648

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214

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