Houston vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2160
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$532
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	36
😀 Quality of life	91	26
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.16M

The cost of living in Houston is 162% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 1229th and 6216th ($2265 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 97th and 8484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Tegucigalpa

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	Houston	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$3648

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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