Guatemala City vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guatemala City	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1070	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2666	$2160
🏠 One person rent	$503	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$971	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$383	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.1	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	55	36
😀 Quality of life	50	26
🏙️ Population	1.21M	1.16M

The cost of living in Guatemala City is 24% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 5029th and 6216th ($1070 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Guatemala and Honduras, respectively. Check Guatemala vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Guatemala City compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. Guatemala City ranked 1st best city to live in Guatemala vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 6217th and 8484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guatemala City vs Tegucigalpa

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	Guatemala City	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.19	$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$730	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.2	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1002	$546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.77	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.29	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.92	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.62	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.73	$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5937	$3648

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Cities near Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$653
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$936
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$819
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$916
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$886
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$881
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$698
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$884
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1160
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1182
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1204
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$632
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1083
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$878
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$897
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1088
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$719
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$897
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$903
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$753
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$973
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$619
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$755
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$728
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$883
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$626
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$638
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$869
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358

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